UC Berkeley settles in football practice death for $4.75 million

[Sports News]

The University of California, Berkeley has settled a wrongful death lawsuit brought by the family of a football player who died in 2014 during a conditioning workout for $4.75 million, both sides said on Thursday. The settlement with the family of 21-year-old Ted Agu was reached on April 8 and requires the school to adopt safety changes to protect student athletes, UC Berkeley spokesman Dan Mogulof said. "The University is glad to have reached a resolution with the Agu family, as it has been a difficult process for everyone involved," Mogulof said.

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