Family Of A Deceased Maryland Football Player Gets $3.5M

Family Of A Deceased Maryland Football Player Gets $3.5M

Introduction

The University of Maryland has agreed to pay a settlement of $3.5 million to the parents of a football player who died of heatstroke following a workout in 2018.

The settlement was announced in a meeting agenda released by the Maryland Board of Public Works. The approval for the settlement will be declared at the board’s meeting on Jan. 27.

The 19-year-old footballer collapsed during an outdoor conditioning practice held by the team on May 29, 2018. He was treated at the team training complex before being admitted to the hospital. Two weeks later, on June 13, he died in the hospital.

The president of the school acknowledged that the school authorities failed in proper treatment for the boy. He even apologized to the boy's family.

An investigation report from a sports medicine consultant indicated that the medical officials of the school failed to detect escalating symptoms associated with exertional heat illness.

The university eventually fired the football coach and accepted the resignation of the team’s strength and conditioning coach. Maryland has also outlined strict guidelines for practices to avoid such mishaps in the future.