Cause of death determined for Tyler Sash
Courtesy of University of Iowa Athletics
Tyler Sash, who played for the Iowa Hawkeyes for two seasons and for the New York Giants for two seasons, was found dead in his home Tuesday at the age of 27.
October 13, 2015
The cause of death has been determined for former Iowa and New York Giants football player Tyler Sash.
The toxicology report released Tuesday by the Iowa Department of Public Health said that Sash died on Sept. 8 from “an accidental mixed drug toxicity involving methadone and hydrocodone.”
Sash was found dead in his home in Oskaloosa, Iowa, on Sept. 8. He was 27.
The state medical examiner tested Sash’s body on Sept. 9. The report also listed that Sash had a recent shoulder dislocation and a history of chronic shoulder pain.
Additional studies for chronic traumatic encephalopathy (CTE), a degenerative disease of the brain found in athletes with a history of repetitive brain trauma, are pending and will be completed in approximately eight to 12 months.
Sash was a member of Iowa’s 2009 football team, who went 11-2 and beat Georgia Tech in the Orange Bowl. The Hawkeyes finished No. 7 in the final Associated Press poll that season.
Sash earned all-Big Ten honors twice with the Hawkeyes, starting 37 games during his career. His 13 interceptions at Iowa rank fifth in school history.
Sash turned pro following his junior season in 2010, and became a sixth-round draft pick by the New York Giants. Sash was a member of the Giants 2011 Super Bowl team during his rookie NFL season. Sash continued to play in the NFL until he was cut by the Giants during the 2013 season.
