TAMPA, Fla. The family of longtime Buccaneers and Chargers receiver Vincent Jackson told the Sherriff office in Hillsborough that they believe he suffered from ‘chronic alcoholism’ and concussion during his death, the sheriff said on Wednesday.
Jackson was found dead in a hotel in the Tampa Bay area on Monday. He had just turned 38 and left behind a wife and four children.
A Hillsriough County Sheriff’s spokesman told ESPN there was no indication of foul play and that a full autopsy and toxicology report was needed to know with certainty what caused his death.
But in his final weeks, they began to paint a picture of Jackson’s life, one that ended tragically and left a community and former teammates in mourning and endless questions.
“It may take a few weeks before we know what led to the untimely and tragic death of Vincent Jackson,” the Hillsborough County Sherriff Office said in a statement. The Hillsborough County Medical Examiner’s Office is conducting a thorough investigation with the Sheriff’s Office in Hillsborough. Based on statements by Jackson family members to detectives, his family had reason to believe he may be suffering from chronic alcoholism and concussion. The exact cause and manner of Mr Jackson’s death will only be determined before his autopsy is completed, among other things. ‘
The statement comes after the Sherriff Chad Chronister, Hillsborough County, was on a local radio program on Q105 on Wednesday to discuss Jackson’s death.
Chronister said on the radio that a post-mortem report would be made available on Wednesday, but a spokeswoman for the Hillsborough County Medical Examiner’s Office told ESPN that this was not the case, and that no preliminary report had even been released on Wednesday. would not be, although it was made. aware of Chronister’s comments.
“The manner and cause of death pending further study,” said Michelle Van Dyke, spokeswoman for Hillsborough County Medical Officer. “It can take up to a few months for a formal autopsy report, depending on what tests need to be performed.”
The initial case summary is also not yet available and will not be announced on Wednesday, Van Dyke said, adding that work is still being done.
Jackson did not live with his family at the time of his death, but lived in a Homewood Suites in Brandon, Florida for more than a month.
ESPN tried to reach a Jackson family spokesman for comment.