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A South Carolina university revealed the cause of death for a football player from metro Atlanta who died after suffering a medical emergency during his morning workout earlier this month.
Furman University officials told 11Alive on Monday that 21-year-old Bryce Stanfield of Acworth suffered a pulmonary embolism.
According to Johns Hopkins Medicine, a pulmonary embolism is a blood clot that develops in a blood vessel that then travels to an artery in a lung, blocking blood flow.
University officials said Stanfield's death was unrelated to football.
The incident happened at the university's Paladin Stadium on Feb. 7, leading the 21-year-old to be on life support for two days before his passing.
Stanfield was a junior defensive tackle on the school's team and majored in health science.
According to a release, he saw action in all 13 games this past fall, totaling 13 tackles, including four tackles-for-loss and 2.5 sacks in the Paladins' 10-3 Southern Conference championship campaign.
Locally, Stanfield attended Harrison High School in Kennesaw and graduated in 2021, according to the university's online football roster.
Furman University conferred his Bachelor of Science degree with honors earlier this month at a conference surrounded by family and Paladin football teammates and coaches.
"Bryce was a beautiful soul, a loving son, a loyal friend, a tremendous teammate and a great student. We are grateful for the outpouring of love and prayers from our entire community. Bryce will be dearly missed but will be remembered in our hearts forever," said Jason Donnelly, Furman Vice-President of Intercollegiate Athletics.
University officials added Monday the Furman community will hold a visitation on Wednesday, Feb. 28, at 3:30 p.m. on the campus for students and staff.