Alabama high school football player dies after suffering injury during game: "Lives have been touched by the way he lived"
An Alabama high |A|
school football player died |B|
after he was critically |C|
injured during a game |D|
on Friday. Caden Tellier, |E|
a 16-year-old junior at |F|
Morgan Academy, was hurt |G|
following a tackle in |H|
the third quarter of |J|
the schools game Friday |K|
night against Southern Academy |L|
in Selma. The schools |M|
headmaster, Bryan Oliver, confirmed |O|
to CBS News that |P|
the quarterback suffered a |Q|
brain injury. He was |R|
flown to the University |S|
of Alabama at Birmingham |U|
Hospital Friday night. The |V|
boys family announced his |Y|
death on social media. |Z|
Alabama |U| Independent School Association Executive |V| Director Michael McClendon told |Y| CBS News in a |Z| statement Sunday that "it |A| is believed that Caden |B| suffered a ruptured blood |C| vessel in his brain |D| following a routine play |E| in which he was |F| carrying the ball and |G| was tackled to the |H| ground," but noted the |J| school was "still in |K| the process of gathering |L| details about the accident" |M| and that "it may |O| be quite a while |P| before we know more |Q| information regarding his injury."
|R| dir="ltr">In a statement on |S| the schools Facebook page, |U| Oliver also confirmed the |V| teens death, saying he |Y| was a "shining light |Z| every day he graced |A| the halls of Morgan |B| Academy."
"There are no |C| words to describe how |D| we feel as a |E| school community and family," |F| the statement said. "Caden |G| will never be forgotten |H| for who he was |J| and what he means |K| to Morgan Academy."
The |L| school is canceling all |M| sports activities for the |O| coming week, including this |P| Fridays scheduled football game |Q| at Wilcox Academy, Oliver |R| said.
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