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Alabama A&M's Medrick Burnett Jr. Passes Away After Game Injury

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Alabama A&M's Medrick Burnett Jr. Passes Away After Game Injury
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Alabama A&M linebacker Medrick Burnett Jr., 20, has died from a head injury sustained during the Magic City Classic game against Alabama State University on October 26. The university initially announced his death on Wednesday morning, later retracting it before confirming the news. Burnett, a redshirt freshman from Lakewood, California, had transferred to Alabama A&M from Grambling State earlier this year.

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  1. Alabama A&M LB Burnett dies from head injury  ESPN
  2. Alabama A&M football player dies from Magic City Classic injury  WVTM13 Birmingham
  3. HBCU player’s death report retracted, remains hospitalized  HBCU Gameday
  4. Alabama A&M player Medrick Burnett Jr. dies following injury during Magic City Classic in Birmingham  WIAT - CBS42.com
  5. Alabama A&M linebacker Medrick Burnett Jr. dies after Magic City Classic injury, coroner says  AL.com

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