Maryland offensive lineman Jordan McNair’s death on June 13 “was the result of a heatstroke he suffered during an organized offseason team workout,” according to a website launched by McNair’s parents.
This is the first time the cause of McNair’s death has been publicly released. McNair collapsed during a team workout on May 29 and received a liver transplant in the hospital. Research has linked heat stroke and liver failure in otherwise healthy young athletes, and multiple sources told Testudo Times in early June that McNair had suffered a heat stroke.
Formed by Tonya Wilson and Marty McNair in June, the Jordan McNair Foundation’s vision “is to see the number of heat-related illnesses occurring in student athletes significantly reduced,” the site says.