Brandon Deaderick is a defensive end for the Alabama Crimson Tide. On Monday, August 31, 2009, Deaderick was shot during an attempted robbery outside a Tuscaloosa, Alabama, apartment complex. Deaderick suffered a gunshot wound to his forearm and was hospitalized overnight. Police continued to search for the gunman in the days following the shooting, but no arrests had been made.http://www.tuscaloosanews.com/article/20090831/NEWS/908319862/1007?Title=Alabama-football-player-Brandon-Deaderick-shot-
Despite being shot just five days prior, Deaderick played in the Alabama-Virginia Tech game on September 5, 2009, in Atlanta's Georgia Dome. The Tide won the matchup 34-14.http://espn.go.com/blog/sec/post/_/id/2760/instant-analysis-alabama-34-va-tech-24
