Autopsy Results for Ex-New York Giant Stir More CTE Discussion

Tyler Sash was just 27.

Donald Trump’s absence from tonight’s seventh GOP debate, happening in Des Moines, is a topic on one Iowa newspaper front page today. But a bigger story locally is the results of an autopsy performed on Tyler Sash, the Iowa Hawkeyes defensive star who went on to help the New York Giants win Super Bowl XLVI. He was just 27.

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Iowa City Press-Citizen reporter Andrew Logue spoke with a number of sportswriters for his report, including Robert Klemko, who contributes to Sports Illustrated and MMQB, ex-Hawkeye turned Pac 12 Network analyst Anthony Herron and a local fan site overseer:

“You can say ‘I enjoy football, and Hawkeye football,’” said Adam Jacobi, managing editor of BlackHeartGoldPants.com,

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