Former NFL end Josh Mauro died of accidental overdose

Former NFL defensive end Josh Mauro died in April from an accidental drug overdose after a multi-day period of cocaine use, according to a recently released police report. The 35-year-old athlete was found dead at his Arizona home on April 23.

A Phoenix Police Department case report, made public on July 20, details that Mauro had been partying with several women, including a dancer he had met about a week earlier, in the early morning hours of the day he died. The woman told investigators that Mauro and a friend were snorting cocaine while the group drank tequila and listened to music. After a few hours, the women went upstairs to sleep, leaving Mauro and his friend downstairs.

The dancer later reported that when she awoke, she discovered Mauro alone and unresponsive on the floor. She attempted to revive him and called emergency services. She told police Mauro had said he had been on a "bender for 4 days" prior to her arrival and that she had observed him experiencing frequent nosebleeds and sweating after using cocaine.

Investigators found drug paraphernalia near Mauro's body, including a bottle cap containing a white substance, a white powdery substance near a rolled-up dollar...