American football player dies after being injured during game

BIRMINGHAM, Alabama — An Alabama high school football player died Saturday, a day after being seriously injured during a game.

Morgan Academy quarterback Caden Tellier was injured following a tackle in the third quarter of the school’s game Friday night against Southern Academy in Selma, principal Bryan Oliver said. told Al.comTellier, a 16-year-old junior, suffered a brain injury and was flown to the University of Alabama Hospital in Birmingham Friday night, Oliver said.

Tellier’s family announced his death on social media, Al.com reported.

“Our boy, Caden Tellier, has met Jesus face to face. We appreciate all of your prayers and look forward to them in the difficult days ahead,” their statement read. “All who knew Caden knew kindness, generosity and love and true to his nature, he gave of himself once again. Lives were touched by his way of life and now lives will be saved because of his passing.”

Oliver confirmed to the news site that Tellier was an organ donor.

“There are no words to describe how we feel as a school community and family,” Oliver wrote Saturday night in a statement on the school’s Facebook page. “Caden will never be forgotten for who he was and what he meant to Morgan Academy.”

The school is canceling all athletic activities for the upcoming week, including the football game scheduled for this Friday at Wilcox Academy, Oliver said.