BERKELEY, Calif. (AP) — The family of a University of California, Berkeley, football player who died after a team drill in 2014 has settled a wrongful death lawsuit with the school system for $4.75 million, officials said Thursday.
The parents of 21-year-old Ted Agu sued, saying their son shouldn't have been in the strenuous workout because he carried sickle cell trait, a blood abnormality that experts believe can lead to death under extreme exertion.
Agu died shortly after an off-season conditioning workout outside Memorial Stadium.
The university has acknowledged liability for the death of the defensive lineman and pre-med student, the San Francisco Chronicle (http://bit.