College team solves fake death!
Medrick Burnett Jr. has been in the hospital since October with a serious head injury. Now his team, Alabama A&M, announced the linebacker’s death, only to find out a short time later that Burnett Jr. had not died at all.
In US college football, the Alabama A&M team made a bad mistake with a false death report
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Medrick Burnett Jr. has been in the hospital since October with a serious head injury. Now his team, Alabama A&M, announced the linebacker’s death, only to find out a short time later that Burnett Jr. had not died at all.
Bad faux pas in US college football! After the news of the death of Medrick Burnett Jr., his Alabama A&M team had to admit a mistake. Because: The player didn’t die at all.
The university apologized for the false report in a statement: “We express our immediate regret for the spread of false information.”
Above all, the school is “very happy” that “Medrick remains in stable condition.” In October, the linebacker seriously injured his head in a game and, according to his parents, suffered several brain bleeds and swelling, so that the family “ had to opt for a craniotomy “to save his life”.
Alabama A&M takes a stand
This procedure involves surgically opening the skull to gain access to the brain. On Tuesday, the school announced the death of the 20-year-old athlete, after the report first came from Medrick’s family. The online message about the “unfortunate incident” has already been deleted.
Denise Burnett, Burnett Jr.’s mother, commented NBC News affiliate WAFF reserved: “When the time comes, we will make a statement about what we have been through.”
There were no further comments from the family.
