Both methadone and hydrocodone are prescribed to deal with pain, although the medical examiner’s report does not specifically mention that.
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He’d make news again in May of 2014 when he was arrested and charged with public intoxication and interference with official acts in his hometown of Oskaloosa, Iowa. An autopsy was conducted the next day, but the results weren’t clear until laboratory results were completed.
Chronic traumatic encephalopathy, or CTE, is a degenerative disease of the brain that has been found in athletes with a history of repetitive brain trauma.
Sash played safety for the Giants for two seasons and was part of the 2011 Super Bowl-winning team that defeated the New England Patriots. The results will be available in several months.
The report goes on to say “a recent shoulder dislocation and a history of chronic shoulder pain were also significant conditions”.
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According to the Associated Press, an Iowa medical examiner determined Sash “mixed two powerful pain medications” and his “history of painful injures was a contributing factor” in his death. In 2012, he was suspended for the first four games of the season after testing positive for Adderall, although he claimed he had a prescription and hadn’t know it was banned by the NFL. He bypassed his fourth year of eligibility to enter the National Football League draft.
