It happens in various communities throughout the country every year, to high-school players. This week, Medrick Burnett Jr.

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

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

Alabama A&M linebacker Medrick Burnett Jr. has died, approximately five weeks after suffering an injury in a head-to-head ...

Burnett, 20, was pronounced dead on Wednesday at 5:43pm, according to a coroner's report. Earlier that morning, Alabama A&M ...

Alabama A&M linebacker Medrick Burnett Jr. has died at the age of 20 following a head injury he suffered on Oct. 26, ...

Medrick Burnett Jr., a 20-year-old Alabama college football player who was hospitalized after a head injury sustained during ...

The Jefferson County Coroner’s Office said Alabama A&M linebacker Medrick Burnett Jr. has died from injuries received in the ...

Medrick Burnett Jr., 20, was hurt Oct. 26 when the Bulldogs took on Alabama State in an annual gridiron game known as the ...

Alabama A&M linebacker Medrick Burnett Jr., 20, passes away after a head injury during the Magic City Classic.