Alabama A&M College is now saying Medrick Burnett Jr., a redshirt freshman linebacker, has not died after releasing a press release earlier Wednesday saying in any other case.
The athletic division retracted its assertion on Burnett, the 20-year-old injured in a sport towards Alabama State earlier this season.
This revised assertion mentioned the preliminary information from Burnett’s demise got here “from an instantaneous member of the family on Tuesday night.” It ended up being false.
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“Our employees acted accordingly to the needs of the member of the family to tell the A&M neighborhood and past of this unlucky prevalence,” the second assertion mentioned. “Upon listening to from a consultant from UAB Hospital this afternoon, we discovered that he stays alive.
“We specific our fast remorse for disseminating false info. Nonetheless, we maintain full pleasure in realizing that Medrick stays in secure situation.”
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Burnett’s GoFundMe web page, which was arrange by his older sister, Dominece James, issued its personal assertion Wednesday.
“Please pray he’s having a tricky time however we’re holding on til the very finish. God give us energy so we will maintain the religion,” the assertion mentioned.
The GoFundMe defined earlier that Burnett was coping with mind bleeds and swelling from head accidents sustained in a sport in late October.
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“He needed to have a tube to empty to alleviate the stress, and after 2 days of extreme stress, we needed to go for a craniotomy, which was the final resort to assist attempt to save his life,” James mentioned on the GoFundMe web page.
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Burnett performed in 5 video games for Alabama A&M this season, registering 5 whole tackles.
The Related Press contributed to this report.
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