Linebacker Medrick Burnett Jr. sustained a head injury in an October game against Alabama State and had been hospitalized ever since.

In a heartbreaking turn of events, Medrick Burnett Jr., a promising linebacker for Alabama A&M University, has passed away at the young age of 20.

Medrick Burnett Jr., 20, was playing his first season as a linebacker with Alabama A&M University when he sustained a head injury during the annual Magic City Classic in Birmingham against in ...

Medrick Burnett Jr., the 20-year-old Alabama A&M football player, remains in the hospital after getting a head injury on the field. Burnett’s family released a statement to clarify his condition ...

This week, Medrick Burnett Jr. of Alabama A&M died of a head injury he sustained on the field last month. Burnett, a redshirt freshman from Lakewood, California, suffered the injury on October 26, in ...

Medrick Burnett Jr. suffered a head injury on Oct. 26 during the Magic City Classic while facing rival Alabama State. He died on Friday at age 20.

Alabama A&M linebacker Medrick Burnett Jr. has died one month suffering a severe injury to his head during a game against Alabama State.

Alabama A&M linebacker Medrick Burnett Jr. has died one month after suffering a severe head injury during a game. Burnett, a redshirt freshman from Lakewood, California, was involved in a head-to-head ...

Medrick Burnett Jr, a 20-year-old linebacker at Alabama A&M University, died following a head injury suffered at the Magic City Classic.

It happens in various communities throughout the country every year, to high-school players. This week, Medrick Burnett Jr. of Alabama A&M died of a head injury he sustained on the field last month.