In a heartbreaking turn of events, Medrick Burnett Jr., ... Burnett suffered a critical injury during the Magic City Classic football game held on Oct. 26 against Alabama State University.

Medrick Burnett Jr., 20, was playing his first season as a linebacker with Alabama A&M University when he sustained a head injury during the annual Magic City Classic in Birmingham against in ...

Update: It has been confirmed that Medrick Burnett has now died following his injury. Previously reported: Medrick Burnett Jr., the 20-year-old Alabama A&M football player, remains in the hospital ...

Medrick Burnett Jr. suffered a head injury on Oct. 26 during the Magic City Classic while facing rival Alabama State. He died on Friday at age 20.

Medrick Burnett Jr, a 20-year-old linebacker at Alabama A&M University, succumbed to a head injury he suffered during the Magic City Classic on Oct. 26.

Medrick Burnett Jr., ... The corner said that Burnett "received an injury while playing in the Magic City Classic football game" at Legion Field in Birmingham on Oct. 26 at 5:30 p.m.

Alabama A&M linebacker Medrick Burnett Jr. has died at the age of 20 following a head injury he ... Burnett suffered a head injury while playing against Alabama State in the Magic City Classic.

Burnett Jr., a linebacker who was injured during the Magic City Classic on Oct. 26 in Birmingham, was pronounced dead at 5:43 p.m. Wednesday at UAB Hospital, a […] ...