Sad news spread through the Georgia Tech athletics department that defensive tackle Brandon Adams had died on Saturday in Atlanta. He was 21 years old.

According to New York Daily News, no other details are known at this time but several published reports have confirmed that Adams collapsed near campus and was taken to Emory University Hospital Midtown. He was later pronounced dead, according to police.

 

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“On behalf of the entire Georgia Tech athletics family, I offer my deepest condolences to Brandon’s family and friends, including his past and present coaches, and his brothers in the Georgia Tech football family,” Georgia Tech AD Todd Stansbury said in a statement. “As we mourn the loss of such an incredible young life, we are also here to support Brandon’s family and friends, his past and present coaches and his brothers within the Georgia Tech football family in any way that we can. Please join us in keeping Brandon and everyone who loved him in your thoughts and prayers during this difficult time.”

The Georgia Bureau of Investigation’s medical examiner’s office was set to begin an autopsy Monday.

Source: Georgia Tech defensive tackle Brandon Adams died over the weekend in Atlanta