In the final step of the settlement process, the Maryland Board of Public Works voted to approve a $3.5 million agreement between the University of Maryland and the family of Jordan McNair, a football player who died in 2018.
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Updated: 5:55 PM EST Jan 27, 2021 ANNAPOLIS, Md. A $3.5 million settlement was approved Wednesday as the University of Maryland announced a partnership with the Jordan McNair Foundation.The Maryland Board of Public Works approved a $3.5 million settlement from the University of Maryland to the family and estate of Jordan McNair.McNair, 19, was a University of Maryland football player who collapsed after a workout and was hospitalized with heatstroke symptoms on May 29, 2018. He died on June 13, 2018.Also Wednesday, the University of Maryland announced several initiatives in partnership with the Jordan McNair Foundation, focusing on student-athlete health and safety programs. Today s unprecedented settlement and partnership with the University of Maryland further emphasize that our son’s tragic death will not be in vain, Marty McNair, Jordan McNair s father, said in a statement released by the university. We are now focused on honoring Jordan s legacy. This includes p
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Maryland offensive lineman Ellis McKennie (68) holds a flag with the number of the late Jordan McNair, the teammate that died earlier that summer of heart stroke in a moment of silence before a game between the Maryland Terrapins and the Texas Longhorns on September 1, 2018 Credit: John McDonnell/The Washington Post via Getty Images
Just after the Board of Public Works approved a $3.5 million settlement to the family of Jordan McNair, the University of Maryland on Wednesday announced a partnership with the Jordan McNair Foundation to advance student-athlete health.
McNair, a Terps football player, died in 2018 after suffering heatstroke during an offseason workout.
Maryland approves $3.5 million settlement over Jordan McNair s death
Emily Giambalvo and Rick Maese, The Washington Post
Jan. 27, 2021
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Marty McNair, the father of late Maryland football player Jordan McNair, welcomes his friend Michael Locksley., right, before Locksley is introduced as the new Maryland football head coach at Cole Field House on December 6, 2018.Washington Post photo by Toni L. Sandys.
Nearly two and a half years after the University of Maryland vowed to accept legal and moral responsibility for the death of Jordan McNair, state officials approved a $3.5 million settlement between the school and the football player s family Wednesday.
All the parties, including the school and the state attorney general s office, had signed off on the settlement, and Wednesday s approval from the Board of Public Works - the entity charged with overseeing state spending, including contracts and legal settlements - was the final step in the process. McNair,