The linebacker of Alabama A&M, Medrick Burnett Jr. remains hospitalized with a head injury suffered in an October gamethe school said hours after announcing that he had died.
The athletic department sent a retraction Wednesday regarding the status of Burnett, who was injured in a game against Alabama State on October 8. 26. The second statement said that the initial news of Burnett’s death came from an immediate family member on Tuesday night.
“We retract the news of Medrick Burnette Jr.’s passing, which was originally reported by an immediate family member on Tuesday evening. Our staff acted in accordance with the family member’s wishes to inform the A&M community and beyond of this unfortunate event. Upon being informed by a UAB hospital representative this afternoon, we learned that he is still alive. “We express our deepest regret for spreading false information, but we maintain our absolute confidentiality,” the university said.
A statement on the gofundme.com page for Burnett said Wednesday: “Please pray that he is having a hard time, but we are holding on until the end. God give us strength so we can keep the faith.
The redshirt freshman from Lakewood, California, joined the Alabama A&Ms team over the summer after beginning his college career at Grambling State.
Burnett played in seven games and made five tackles, including three against Austin Peay.
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