Tyler Sash
| Tyler Sash | |
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Position (s): Safety |
Jersey number (s): 39 |
| born on May 27, 1988 in Oskaloosa , Iowa | |
| died on September 8, 2015 , ibid | |
| Career information | |
| Active : 2011 - 2013 | |
| NFL Draft : 2011 / Round: 6 / Pick: 198 | |
| College : Iowa | |
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| Career statistics | |
| Tackles | 25th |
| Forced fumbles | 1 |
| Games played | 23 |
| Stats at NFL.com | |
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Tyler Sash (born May 27, 1988 in Oskaloosa , Iowa , † September 8, 2015 in the same place) was an American American football player in the National Football League (NFL). He played for the New York Giants in the position of safety .
college
Sash played for the University of Iowa football team , in the position of safety. He holds the team record for interception return yards with 392.
NFL
On January 13, 2011, Sash announced that he would participate in the 2011 NFL Draft . He was selected in the sixth round by the New York Giants . In the 2011 season he won the Super Bowl XLVI with these . In July 2012, he was banned from the NFL for four games after being convicted of using banned substances. Sash said he was legally prescribed the substances to manage public speaking anxiety. He was released from the Giants on August 31, 2013.
Personal
On May 10, 2014, Sash was arrested for public drunkenness and disturbing the peace.
On September 8, 2015, Sash was found dead at his home in Oskaloosa, Iowa. The autopsy revealed that he died from an accidental overdose of a pain reliever. A post-mortem autopsy of his brain revealed that he had chronic traumatic encephalopathy (CTE). He had suffered at least 5 concussions during his career.
Individual evidence
- ↑ Adam Rittenburg: Big Ten rankings: No. 5, Tyler Sash . In: ESPN . Retrieved September 9, 2015.
- ↑ Ralph Vacciano: Sash hit with four-game drug suspension . In: New York Daily News , July 31, 2012. Retrieved September 9, 2015.
- ↑ Andy Garman: Former Hawkeye player chased on scooter, Tazed . May 13, 2014. Retrieved September 9, 2015.
- ^ Scott Reister: Report: Former Hawkeye football player found dead . September 8, 2015. Accessed September 9, 2015.
- ^ Adam Wells, Tyler Sash's Autopsy Reveals Cause of Death to Be Accidental Mixed Drug Toxicity . Retrieved October 24, 2015.
- ↑ Bill Pennington: CTE Is Found in an Ex-Giant Tyler Sash, Who Died at the 27th New York Times, January 26, 2016, accessed October 14, 2015 .
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| SURNAME | Sash, Tyler |
| BRIEF DESCRIPTION | American football player |
| DATE OF BIRTH | May 27, 1988 |
| PLACE OF BIRTH | Oskaloosa , Iowa |
| DATE OF DEATH | September 8, 2015 |
| Place of death | Oskaloosa , Iowa |