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A University of New Mexico defensive lineman died of a rare muscular disease Thursday two days after he collapsed during a football workout consisting of an 850-yard run.
Chris Cooper, a 270-pound, 6-foot-1 senior from Houston, died of complications from rhabdomyolysis, a rare disease in which dying muscles secrete poisons that attack other organs in the body, Dr. Howard Levy said at a news conference.
What triggered the disease remains a mystery. An autopsy has been scheduled for today.
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