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Kentucky high school football player dies after ‘freak accident’ during spring game
By Adam Spencer
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Awful news to report out of Kentucky.
Over the weekend, Pulaski County High School in Kentucky held its annual spring game. During that game, Andrew Dodson was running the ball and got tackled.
It was a clean hit, but the junior tight end/defensive end’s head hit the turf and he suffered a brain injury. After that Friday incident, Dodson passed away on Monday, per a tweet from the KHSAA:
— KHSAA Main (@KHSAA) April 3, 2023
Via Kentucky.com, Dodson’s father said it was a clean tackle and his son was wearing a helmet:
Alan Dodson said his son Andrew Dodson was running the ball in the Pulaski County varsity football spring Maroon and White game when he was tackled by a teammate.
“It was not a violent hit or helmet-to-helmet. It was a simple, clean tackle,” said Dodson, noting Andrew was wearing a helmet. “His head hit the turf, and Andrew suffered blunt-force trauma to the brain,” Dodson said Sunday night. “He had a major surgery to relieve the pressure and has never awakened. He has been fight(ing) for his life on total life support.”
Lex18.com reports that Dodson’s parents called the hit a freak play that no one is to blame for:
They said that it was a very freak accident and no one is to blame.
Dodson was a junior for Pulaski County High School.
Adam is a daily fantasy sports (DFS) and sports betting expert. A 2012 graduate of the University of Missouri, Adam now covers all 14 SEC football teams. He is the director of DFS, evergreen and newsletter content across all Saturday Football brands.
