Alabama A&M linebacker Medrick Burnett Jr. died Tuesday from injuries suffered in a game last month. He was 20. The injuries happened in a game against Alabama State on October 26. Burnett was a transfer from Grambling State. He played in seven games for Alabama A&M

An Alabama A&M football player who suffered a head injury during a game in October has died. The university announced that linebacker Medrick Burnett Jr. died Tuesday evening, a month after he was injured in the Oct.

Alabama A&M football player Medrick Burnett Jr. is alive, despite the school announcing his death. The school announced the news on Wednesday in a press release only to have to pull it down later in the day and retract the statement by athletic director Dr. Paul Bryant.