College Football Player Dies of Covid 19 Complications

[Stallion]

Jamain Stephens — a 20-year-old defensive lineman at the California University of Pennsylvania and the son of a former pro-football player — has died after suffering complications from the coronavirus, according to the school and his obituary on Tuesday.

Known by his nickname “Juice,” the Pittsburgh native would have turned 21 on Sept. 21. His dad, also named Jamain Stephens, was a Steelers offensive tackle who played five seasons in the NFL in the mid-90s.

“Jamain was such a wonderful student with a smile on his face every time you saw him,” said Cal U Athletic Director Dr. Karen Hjerpe in a statement. “His personality was contagious and he made such a positive impact on everyone he met.”

(more at link)

https://nypost.com/2020/09/08/college-football-player-dies-of-covid-19-complications/

[Farmgirl1961]

1. Damn it!

So young. It didn’t have to happen.

[RhodeIslandOne]

2. Trumpkin Bumpkins will say it's a lower level school and not important

Literally, that will be their take.

[Buckeye_Democrat]

3. And here we go.

The poor guy will probably have company soon, among the SEC schools and others.

I suspect linemen will be at highest risk. It's common for them to be face-to-face with other linemen, and they're usually the higher BMI players as well.

[herding cats]

4. My heart hurts for those who loved him.

[Stallion]

5. The Player Fits the Profile of the Type of Player I Was Most Concered About

a huge Defensive Lineman who was 6-3, 355.

[gratuitous]

6. And now all his teammates get to worry for the next month

As well as everyone who's come in contact with any of them. For college football. How many people are literally dying to see football?

[uponit7771]

7. "defensive lineman" Yep, knew it would be the big guys first ... this is disgusting.

[Stallion]

8. Meanwhile It Seems More Games Are Getting Cancelled/Postponed than Played

in last few days:

SMU v TCU
Tulsa v Okla St.
Baylor v Lousiana Tech

obviously Tennessee would have had to cancel but had already delayed season

Navy looked completely unprepared against BYU (55-3 and it should have been worse) because they hadn't conducted tackling drills all preseason

[Maru Kitteh]

9. This is horrible.

[oswaldactedalone]

10. Thanks Trump

He MUST be defeated. 4 more years of this will be infinitely worse than the four we've already seen.