It happens in various communities throughout the country every year, to high-school players. This week, Medrick Burnett Jr.

Linebacker Medrick Burnett Jr. sustained a head injury in an October game against Alabama State and had been hospitalized ...

Medrick Burnett Jr., 20, was playing his first season as a linebacker with Alabama A&M University when he sustained a head ...

Alabama A&M linebacker Medrick Burnett Jr., 20, passes away after a head injury during the Magic City Classic.

Alabama A&M linebacker Medrick Burnett Jr. has died at the age of 20 following a head injury he suffered on Oct. 26, ...

BIRMINGHAM, Ala. (WIAT) — Medrick Burnett Jr., a 20-year-old football player for Alabama A&M University, died Wednesday a ...

The death of Alabama A&M football player Medrick Burnett Jr. has been confirmed following complications from a head injury ...

Alabama A&M linebacker Medrick Burnett Jr. has died, approximately five weeks after suffering an injury in a head-to-head ...

Medrick Burnett Jr., a 20-year-old football player for Alabama A&M University, died Wednesday a month after sustaining a ...

Medrick Burnett Jr., 20, a linebacker for the Alabama A&M Bulldogs, has died from an in-game head injury he suffered in ...

Medrick Burnett Jr., 20, was hurt Oct. 26 when the Bulldogs took on Alabama State in an annual gridiron game known as the ...

Alabama A&M linebacker Medrick Burnett Jr. has died one month suffering a severe injury to his head during a game against ...