Coroner: Heisman winner Rashaan Salaam's death was a suicide (Yahoo Sports)

FILE - In this Dec. 9, 2016, file photo, pallbearers carry the casket for late Heisman Trophy winner and former Colorado running back Rashaan Salaam, following his funeral at the Islamic Center of Boulder, in Boulder, Colo. The Boulder County Coroner's Office said Thursday, Dec. 29, 2016, that Salaam died of a self-inflicted gunshot wound to the head. However, investigators weren't able to determine if he suffered chronic head trauma from playing football because his family didn't consent to those tests. (AP Photo/Brennan Linsley, File)

Heisman Trophy winner Rashaan Salaam killed himself after struggling with depression, an autopsy report confirmed Thursday, but investigators will never know whether the one-time running back suffered chronic head trauma from playing football because his family did not consent to those tests. Salaam was found dead Dec. 5 in a park near the University of Colorado, where he played from 1992 to 1994, becoming one of the greatest players in the program’s history. Salaam died of a self-inflicted gunshot wound to the head, an autopsy by the Boulder County Coroner’s Office confirmed.


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