Alabama A&M soccer participant Medrick Burnett Jr. died Tuesday after struggling a head harm throughout a recreation 4 weeks in the past, officers on the HBCU stated.
He was 20.
The redshirt freshman linebacker was harm Oct. 26 when the Bulldogs took on rival Alabama State in an annual gridiron contest referred to as the Magic City Classic, pitting that state’s greatest and most well-known HBCUs in opposition to one another.
Burnett performed in seven video games this season after transferring to Alabama A&M from Grambling. Burnett’s finest recreation got here on Sept. 21 when he recorded three tackles at Austin Peay.
“Our Bulldog household is heartbroken by the lack of Medrick Burnett Jr.,” Alabama A&M Director of Athletics Paul Bryant stated in an announcement.
“Medrick was greater than an distinctive athlete; he was a exceptional younger man whose constructive vitality, management, and compassion left an indelible mark on everybody who knew him. While phrases can not adequately categorical our grief, we’re humbled by the power of his household, who stood by his aspect all through this unimaginable ordeal.”
Burnett graduated from Mayfair High School in Lakewood, California, simply exterior Los Angeles.
“We pray for his household and teammates at this extremely tough time,” Mayfair HS stated in assertion.
Alabama A&M, which is 6-5 total and 4-3 within the Southwestern Athletic Conference (SWAC) motion, has yet one more recreation this season, on Friday afternoon in opposition to Florida A&M in Tallahassee.