Good news! Alabama A&M says football player Medrick Burnett Jr. still alive

[underpants]

HUNTSVILLE, Ala. -- Alabama A&M linebacker Medrick Burnett Jr. remains hospitalized with a head injury suffered in an October game, the school said hours after announcing that he had died.

The athletic department sent out a retraction Wednesday on the status of Burnett, who was injured in a game against Alabama State on Oct. 26. The second statement said that the initial news of Burnett's death came "from an immediate family member on Tuesday evening."

"Our staff acted accordingly to the wishes of the family member to inform the A&M community and beyond of this unfortunate occurrence," Wednesday evening's statement said. "Upon hearing from a representative from UAB Hospital this afternoon, we learned that he remains alive.


"We express our immediate regret for disseminating false information. However, we hold complete joy in knowing that Medrick remains in stable condition."

https://www.espn.com/college-football/story/_/id/42650464/alabama-says-football-player-medrick-burnett-jr-alive

[localroger]

1. How good the news is remains to be seen

"Actually still alive" is a rather low bar to clear once you've had a major head injury and been mistaken for dead. I would feel a lot better if there were a few more details about his condition.

[ProfessorGAC]

2. According To This...

...the hospital is reporting "stable" condition.
Now, that could be still unconscious but not surviving on intervention so we still don't know much.
But, stable sounds better than "still alive".
This report is only 8 hours old, not from yesterday or overnight.
https://www.cbsnews.com/news/medrick-burnett-jr-alabama-a-m-player-alive/

[Ptah]

3. Alabama A&M LB Medrick Burnett Jr. dies from head injury

BIRMINGHAM, Ala. -- An Alabama A&M football player who suffered a head injury during a game in October has died.

Medrick Burnett Jr., 20, was playing his first season as a linebacker with Alabama A&M University when he sustained the injury during the annual Magic City Classic against in-state rivals Alabama State University on Oct. 26, the Jefferson County coroner said in a statement Friday. The coroner listed his official time of death as Wednesday evening.

The Alabama A&M athletic department announced Burnett's death Wednesday morning and then sent out a retraction later that day. The second statement said the initial news of Burnett's death came "from an immediate family member on Tuesday evening."

The redshirt freshman from Lakewood, California, joined Alabama A&M's team over the summer after starting his college career at Grambling State, according to the athletics department.

https://www.espn.com/espn/story/_/id/42680658/alabama-lb-medrick-burnett-jr-dies-head-injury