The parents of a bucknell beginner football player who died after a training last summer have aroused a mood against the school and members of the administration and coaching staff.
The suit claims that the university knew about their 18-year-old son’s sail cell diagnosis but did not have a protocol in place to protect him and called his death “completely avoidable.”
Calvin “CJ” Dickey JR died on July 12, two days after collapsing in his first training with the school in Lewisburg, PA. He was 18 years old.
“We do this for CJ, for every young man in that team and everyone who comes after him and everyone at all universities,” said Dickey’s mother, Nicole, Wednesday. “This is a longer, harder road, and I’m ready for it. My boy is worth it.”
An autopsy that was decided Dickey died by a sail cell -related condition called rhabdomyolysis, family lawyer Mike Caspino told ESPN.
The atmosphere claims that there were no coaches when Dickey and other beginners performed up-Downs “as punishment” after they “crushed” during training.
“Students present at the training have reported that CJ was clearly in need during the 100 up-downs,” says the mood. “He fell behind the rest of the group and could not keep up.”
Cleveland Clinic’s website says that anyone with rabdomyolysis who tries to exercise can reduce the risks by “starting a training program slowly and listening to your body. If you feel particularly sore or tired during a workout, stop and rest. Do not press safe boundaries. … Take breaks in the shade if you do physical activity in the heat.”
Bucknell released a statement to ESPN and says that the school is aware of the mood.
“Death of a student is always a tragic loss,” Bucknell said in the statement. “Although the university will not comment in anticipation of litigation, we are again expanding cordial sympathies to CJ’s family, and we will continue to focus on our most important priority – health and safety of all Bucknell students.”
The family accuses the school of negligence and incorrect death and seeks unspecified compensation.
“We do not want another athlete, another family, brother, cousin should go through this type of anxiety and pain and death, especially when it is not necessary or completely avoidable,” said Dickey’s father, Calvin Sr., Wednesday.
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