TALLAHASSEE, Fla. (WFLA) – A Florida Highway Patrol trooper has died from complications stemming from a leg injury he suffered while providing security at a college football game, the Florida State Fraternal Order of Police (FOP) said.

Senior Trooper Craig Gaines died on Sept. 19, about two weeks after being injured at a Florida A&M University football game. Officials said Gaines was assigned as the lead security for Head Coach James Colzie III and would regularly travel with the team for away games. • Senior Trooper Craig Gaines (Credit: FOP Florida State Lodge) • Florida A&M head coach James Colzie III, center, leads his team onto the field before the Orange Blossom Classic NCAA college football game against Howard, Saturday, Aug. 30, 2025, in Miami Gardens, Fla. (AP Photo/Lynne Sla

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