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Autopsy of Ex-Northern Arizona Football Player Malik Noshi Shows Opioid Overdose

The autopsy on former Northern Arizona University offensive guard Malik Noshi revealed that he died from an opioid overdose, according to Jeremy Cluff of the Arizona Republic.

The report said the cause of death was acute fentanyl intoxication, and also noted that he had recently used cocaine and alcohol. The medical examiner's report said the overdose was accidental.

Noshi, who was 22, died on July 7 in Flagstaff, Arizona. According to Rio Lacanlale of the Las Vegas Review-Journal, medics were called to his home after he was found not breathing, and they attempted "life-saving measures," though Noshi was ultimately pronounced dead on the scene.