Jordan McNair heatstroke death re-examined

Jordan McNair, the University of Maryland football offensive lineman who died in June two weeks after suffering from heatstroke during a team workout, may not have been properly treated in time by the athletic department’s medical staff, according to a report by the student newspaper The Diamondback. 

911 recordings and an incident report create a timeline that suggests the university “did not immediately recognize” McNair’s condition or treat it properly.

The NCAA Sports Medicine Handbook recommends immediate cold water immersion to treat heatstroke, but an incident report written by emergency responders on the scene do not mention that that method was ever taken. The university did not immediately comment on what treatment was given to McNair, who was 19 when he died.

McNair’s parents revealed that heastroke was the cause of his death earlier this week on the website of a foundation they created in his honor.

Maryland hired Walters, Inc., an athletic training consulting firm, to conduct a review into the handling of McNair’s condition leading up to his death on June 13.