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

Burnett, 20, was pronounced dead on Wednesday at 5:43pm, according to a coroner's report. Earlier that morning, Alabama A&M had announced Burnett's death, but the press release was later retracted after the university learned that he was still alive and on life support.

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