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A New Jersey high school football player dies nearly two weeks after he was 'critically injured' ... [View all]
https://www.cnn.com/2022/09/23/us/new-jersey-high-school-football-player-dies-injury/A New Jersey high school football player dies nearly two weeks after he was 'critically injured' in a game, school district says
By Zenebou Sylla, CNN
Updated 10:47 PM ET, Fri September 23, 2022
(CNN)A high school football player died nearly two weeks after he was "critically injured" during a football game, the Linden, New Jersey, Public School District said in a statement.
Xavier McClain,16, was a sophomore playing for the Linden Tigers varsity boys football team when he suffered a head injury during a game on September 9, Linden Mayor Derek Armstead told CNN.
Xavier's parents told CNN affiliate WABC-TV they regularly attended their son's games but missed the one where he was injured -- something they say they will have to live with.
"He was in every sport, social, bright, gifted, and talented," Lisa McClain, the teen's mother, told the affiliate. "And I'm never going to see him graduate from high school."
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By Zenebou Sylla, CNN
Updated 10:47 PM ET, Fri September 23, 2022
(CNN)A high school football player died nearly two weeks after he was "critically injured" during a football game, the Linden, New Jersey, Public School District said in a statement.
Xavier McClain,16, was a sophomore playing for the Linden Tigers varsity boys football team when he suffered a head injury during a game on September 9, Linden Mayor Derek Armstead told CNN.
Xavier's parents told CNN affiliate WABC-TV they regularly attended their son's games but missed the one where he was injured -- something they say they will have to live with.
"He was in every sport, social, bright, gifted, and talented," Lisa McClain, the teen's mother, told the affiliate. "And I'm never going to see him graduate from high school."
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