IOWA CITY, Iowa — An autopsy has determined that former NFL and Iowa football player Tyler Sash died from an accidental overdose involving two pain medications.
The Iowa state medical examiner’s office said Tuesday that a recent shoulder dislocation and a history of chronic shoulder pain were “significant conditions” in the 27-year-old’s death.
Additional studies will look at whether Sash suffered from chronic traumatic encephalopathy, a brain disease caused by repetitive trauma that has been found in former NFL players. The results will be available in several months.