14-Year-Old Alabama High School Football Player Collapses and Dies During Practice
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Semaj Wilkins, a freshman and varsity football player at New Brockton High School in Alabama, tragically passed away on Tuesday afternoon after collapsing during a routine football practice. He was only 14.
According to Coffee County Coroner Arnold Woodham, Semaj was participating in drills when he suffered a medical emergency.
Despite immediate medical attention and transport to Medical Center Enterprise, he was pronounced dead shortly after arrival, WSAZ3 reported.
“While additional details will be released later, I am asking the community to continue to be in prayer for his family, his teammates, his coaches, and all effected by the tragic loss of Mr. Wilkins,” Woodham said.
Coffee County Schools Superintendent Kelly Cobb expressed the district’s grief in a public statement via 1819 News:
“Our Coffee County School System family is grieving the loss of a New Brockton High School freshman who passed away after a medical emergency late this afternoon.
