Blood clot killed ex-Clemson RB

CLEMSON, S.C. — An autopsy report states that former Clemson running back C.J. Fuller died of a blood clot that lodged in an artery in his lungs.

Pickens County Coroner Kandy Kelley said in a report released Tuesday that the 22-year-old Fuller died from a “Pulmonary thromboembolism and deep vein thrombosis.”

Pulmonary thromboembolism is when a clot breaks off in one part of your body and gets stuck in an artery in your lungs.

Fuller died on Oct. 3. He played three seasons with the Tigers and was part of Clemson’s national championship team in 2016.

Kelley’s report also said Fuller had surgery on his leg on Sept. 19, two weeks before he died.

BOSTON COLLEGE: Coach Steve Addazio’s contract has been extended through 2022.

Athletic Director Martin Jarmond made the announcement Tuesday.

Addazio led the Eagles to a 7-2 record and a No. 17 ranking in The Associated Press Top 25 before losses in their last three regular-season games. They are scheduled to tangle with the Boise State Broncos in the First Responder Bowl in Dallas on Dec. 26.

Jarmond says he wishes there were more victories but he believes the program took steps in the right direction.

Addazio is 51-49 in six seasons in Chestnut Hill. The Eagles are in a bowl game for the fifth time in his tenure..