Morgan Academy football player dies after Friday night game injury

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Morgan Academy football player dies after Friday night game injury

Caden Tellier, 16, was playing football when he suffered a ‘severe’ brain injury, the private school said

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Caden Tellier, 16, was playing football when he suffered a ‘severe’ brain injury, the private school said. (WSFA)

By WSFA 12 News Staff
Published: Aug. 24, 2024 at 11:50 AM CDT | Updated: 18 hours ago

SELMA, Ala. (WSFA) - Morgan Academy football player Caden Tellier,16, who was rushed to a hospital Friday night after suffering a brain injury sustained during a high school football game, has died, the school confirmed Saturday.

Morgan Academy Headmaster Dr. Bryan Oliver confirmed in a statement to WSFA 12 News that the student passed away from his injuries:

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Alabama high school football player dies after suffering injury during game: "Lives have been touched by the way he lived"

Updated on: August 25, 2024 / 3:29 PM EDT / CBS/AP

An Alabama high school football player died after he was critically injured during a game on Friday.

Caden Tellier, a 16-year-old junior at Morgan Academy, was hurt following a tackle in the third quarter of the school's game Friday night against Southern Academy in Selma. The school's headmaster, Bryan Oliver, told AL.com the quarterback suffered a brain injury and was flown to the University of Alabama at Birmingham Hospital Friday night.

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Alabama high school football player dies after being injured during game

Updated: Aug. 24, 2024, 10:02 p.m. | Published: Aug. 24, 2024, 10:42 a.m.


Morgan Academy's Caden Tellier was injured during his team's high school game on Friday night. (Facebook photo) Contributed

By Ben Thomas | [e-mail]

The parents of Morgan Academy student-athlete Caden Tellier announced late Saturday afternoon that Tellier has died after suffering a critical brain injury during his team’s game against Southern Academy in Selma on Friday.

Tellier was airlifted to UAB following a third-quarter injury Friday night, according to head of school Dr. Bryan Oliver.

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Tellier was Morgan Academy’s quarterback. The injury happened following a tackle, according to Oliver.

Oliver said the school will cancel all athletic activities for the next week, including Friday’s scheduled football game at Wilcox Academy.

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