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Alabama A&M University on Wednesday apologized for mistakenly announcing the death of its football player Medrick Burnett Jr., who was hospitalized after suffering a head injury in a game last month.
In a since-deleted statement posted online this week, the school’s athletics department had said that the 20-year-old was dead, according to“We retract the news of the passing of Medrick Burnette Jr, that was originally advised by an immediate family member on Tuesday evening,”from Alabama A&M Athletics. “Our staff acted accordingly to the wishes of the family member to inform the A&M community and beyond of this unfortunate occurrence.
“When the time comes, we will issue a statement about what we have been through,” mother Denise Burnett told the outlet.“He had several brain bleeds and swelling of the brain,” the GoFundMe reads. “He had to have a tube to drain to relieve the pressure, and after 2 days of severe pressure, we had to opt for a craniotomy, which was the last resort to help try to save his life.
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