17-year-old football player critically ill after herbicide exposure in Houston
Yahoo Sports • 1 min read • Latest: Sep 13, 2026, 9:09 PM
Last updated Sep 13, 2026

Zach Brown, a 17-year-old football player from Lake Cormorant High School, is in critical condition at Texas Children's Hospital in Houston. He was transferred from a Memphis hospital after accidental exposure to paraquat, a highly toxic herbicide. Brown is currently on ECMO and being evaluated for a possible lung transplant. A GoFundMe campaign has raised over $12,100 to assist his family with medical expenses, as they are with him at the hospital.
- •Zach Brown is hospitalized after exposure to paraquat.
- •He is on ECMO and evaluated for lung transplant.
- •GoFundMe raised over $12,100 for his family.
- •Brown is from Lake Cormorant High School in Mississippi.
- •His family has traveled to Houston to support him.
- 9:09 PMYahoo Sports — 17-year-old football player 'critically ill' at Houston hospital
"A GoFundMe has been set up to help his family.
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