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COLLEGE PARK, Md. (AP) The University of Maryland has agreed to a $3.5 million settlement with the parents of football player Jordan McNair, who died of heatstroke following a workout in 2018.
The amount was made public on Friday in a meeting agenda released by the Maryland Board of Public Works. It must be approved at the board’s meeting on Jan. 27.
The payout will be given to McNair s parents, Marty McNair and Tonya Wilson.
Jordan McNair collapsed during an outdoor conditioning practice held by the team on May 29, 2018. The 19-year-old was treated at the team training complex before being transported to the hospital, where he died two weeks later, on June 13.
Maryland prepares $3.5 million payout to McNair parents
The University of Maryland has agreed to a $3.5 million settlement with the parents of football player Jordan McNair. Author: Associated Press Updated: 11:46 PM EST January 16, 2021
COLLEGE PARK, Md. The University of Maryland has agreed to a $3.5 million settlement with the parents of football player Jordan McNair, who died of heatstroke following a workout in 2018.
The amount was made public on Friday in a meeting agenda released by the Maryland Board of Public Works. It must be approved at the board’s meeting on Jan. 27.
The payout will be given to McNair s parents, Marty McNair and Tonya Wilson.
Jordan McNair s family reaches $3.5 million settlement with Maryland
Rick Maese and Emily Giambalvo, The Washington Post
Jan. 15, 2021
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Tonya Wilson and Marty McNair, the parents of Jordan McNair, stand on the sideline before a ceremony at McDonogh School in September 2018.Washington Post photo by Toni L. Sandys.
The University of Maryland agreed to $3.5 million settlement with the family of Jordan McNair, the 19-year-old football player who died in June 2018 after suffering from exertional heatstroke during a team workout.
The settlement is subject to approval by the Maryland Board of Public Works at its next scheduled meeting Jan. 27. This is the final step in the settlement process, and all parties, including the university and the attorney general s office, have signed off.
The University of Maryland has agreed to a $3.5 million settlement with the parents of football player Jordan McNair, who died of heatstroke following a workout in 2018.
good morning to you. let s talk about the maryland board of regents. they ve seized control two of investigations into as flagship university after the death of 19-year-old football player jordan mcnair. this week university president wallace loh admitted that the school didn t do enough to protect the teenager. the university accepts legal and moral responsibility for the mistakes that our training staff made on that fateful workout day of may 29th. a new report by the washington post claims loh nixed a plan one year ago that may have protected mcnair. cnn sports analyst and usa today columnist christine brennan with us now. always good to see you. were you as surprised i think as i was to hear the president of a university come out and say the words that they accept legal