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| http://chrissmith.house.gov/news/documentsingle.aspx?DocumentID=406227 | <span class ="kicker">News12NJ Segment on Braeden Bradforth</span>'Rep. Smith: Death of NJ football player was '100% preventable' ' | 2019-11-18 | 2019 | 2019-11 | Republican | House | NJ | Christopher Smith | S000522 | chrissmith.house.gov | legacy | News12NJ Segment on Braeden Bradforth'Rep. Smith: Death of NJ football player was '100% preventable' ' f t # e EDISON, NJ , Nov 18, 2019 Posted: Nov 16, 2019 10:46 PM EST Updated: Nov 16, 2019 11:26 PM EST Rep. Chris Smith held a press conference Saturday regarding the investigation into the death of a New Jersey football player. Braeden Bradforth, of Neptune, died last August after a football practice at Garden City Community College in Kansas. Bradforth's mother hopes that the incident will help save others students. "This fight was for Braeden at first but now it's for the rest of the kids," said Joanne Atkins-Ingram.His autopsy later revealed he died because of exertional heat stroke. Smith says the report shows that Bradforth's death was 100% preventable. Earlier this year, Smith introduced legislation aimed at reducing this type of heat stroke in high school and college athletes. f t # e | 1 | 2026-03-30T12:14:52Z | 2026-03-30T12:14:52Z |