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Alabama A&M linebacker Medrick Burnett Jr. dead at 20, weeks after head injury

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Medrick Burnett Jr. died at age 20 on Wednesday night after suffering a head injury in a football game in October .

A GoFundMe page started by Burnett ’s family says the linebacker was “severely injured after a head-on-head collision” in October , which fell just a day before his 20th birthday.

On Wednesday , the university did confirm the death of Burnett , but withdrew the statement just hours later after hearing from UAB Hospital that he remained alive.