Medrick Burnett Jr., a 20-year-old football player at Alabama A&M, has died following a head injury suffered in a game against Alabama State University on October 26. Burnett was initially reported to have died a day earlier due to incorrect information from a family member, but was later confirmed deceased by the Jefferson County coroner. He had been hospitalized with severe brain injuries and underwent emergency surgery after sustaining multiple brain bleeds. The football community mourns the loss of the young athlete who had just begun his college career.