Maryland offensive lineman Jordan McNair died from heatstroke suffered during an organized team workout May 29, his family wrote on a website launched for a foundation they have started in his honor.
McNair died June 13 at 19 years old. Maryland declined to provide McNair’s cause of death at a news conference June 14, citing respect for the privacy of McNair’s family. The school is currently participating in an external review of the situation conducted by Walters Inc., an athletic training consulting firm. The review is evaluating Maryland’s procedures and protocols related to McNair’s death. It is also evaluating the football program’s procedures and protocols related to “planning and conducting team conditioning and practice sessions; and for responding to health emergencies during or after those sessions,” according to a university spokesman.