Alabama A&M announced Wednesday the death of redshirt freshman linebacker Medrick Burnett Jr. "Today, our Bulldog family is heartbroken by the loss

Medrick Burnett Jr., an up-and-coming linebacker at Alabama A&M University, has died a month after suffering a traumatic in-game head injury. Burnett Jr., who joined the team earlier this year, reportedly suffered a head-on cranial collision while defending a kickoff in the team's annual

Alabama A&M linebacker Medrick Burnett Jr. died Tuesday evening following injuries received during the Magic City Classic game against Alabama State University in late October. Burnett was 20 years old. Alabama A&M announced Burnett’s passing in a Wednesday morning release.