An Alabama high school football player has died after being seriously injured during a game Friday.
Caden Tellier, a 16-year-old junior at Morgan Academy, was injured after a tackle in the third quarter of the school’s game Friday night against Southern Academy in Selma. School principal Bryan Oliver told AL.com the quarterback suffered a brain injury and was flown to the University of Alabama hospital in Birmingham Friday night.
The boy’s family announced his death on social media.
“Our boy, Caden Tellier, has met Jesus face to face. We appreciate all of your prayers and desire them for the difficult days ahead,” their statement on Facebook said. “All who knew Caden knew kindness, generosity and love, and true to his nature, he gave of himself once again. Lives were touched by the way he lived and now lives will be saved because of his passing.”
In a statement on the school’s Facebook page, Oliver also confirmed the teenager’s death, saying he was a “bright light every day he graced the halls of Morgan Academy.”
“There are no words to describe how we feel as a school community and family,” the statement said. “Caden will never be forgotten for who he was and what he meant to Morgan Academy.”
The school is canceling all athletic activities for the upcoming week, including the football game scheduled for this Friday at Wilcox Academy, Oliver said.
