Cal Football Player Ted Agu's Family Reaches Settlement in Wrongful Death Suit

The University of California and the family of former football player Ted Agu, who died during a February 2014 offseason team drill, reached a $4.75 million settlement on a pending wrongful death lawsuit. 

Kimberly Veklerov of the San Francisco Chronicle reported the news Thursday. The university admitted liability in the case in January.

Agu, 21, died after collapsing while on a run with teammates. The lawsuit claimed negligence on the university's part, saying coaches and trainers ignored signs Agu was struggling during the drill. 

"During the course of the conditioning drill, Agu experienced dizziness, shortness of breath, loss of balance, and other signs of extreme fatigue that were clearly symptomatic of the sickling process," a release said, per Kyle Bonagura of ESPN.com.

The settlement also brings forth a series of changes to Cal's athletic program. Coaches will no longer be permitted to use “high-risk physical activity” to punish players. A definition has not been provided for what that entails, but Cal's programs will now need approval from others within the university.

“We were never going to accept just money,” said Steve Yerrid, an attorney for the Agu family, per Veklerov. “The most unnatural act in the world is for a parent to bury their child.”

There will also be a permanent display in Agu's honor in Cal's locker room.