FLAGSTAFF, Ariz. — Medical examiners say a Northern Arizona University offensive lineman died of an opioid overdose.
Authorities found Malik Noshi unresponsive in his Flagstaff home on July 7.
An autopsy report released Tuesday listed the cause of death as acute fentanyl intoxication and the manner as accidental. It also said Noshi had recently used cocaine and had been drinking alcohol.
"Opioids are commonly referred to as a national crisis," Northern Arizona athletic director Mike Marlow said in a statement. "No community or family is immune from the dangers they represent. The statistics are alarming but we will not allow Malik's memory to become just a statistic.