Novacek's wife took her own life, medical examiner says
The wife of former Dallas Cowboys tight end Jay Novacek took her own life, the Tarrant County medical examiner has ruled.
LeAnne Novacek, 45, was found dead from a gunshot wound to the head Feb. 1 in a bedroom at her Burleson home after police responded to a reported medical emergency.
Burleson police said immediately that they believed the gunshot was self-inflicted.
The medical examiner issued its ruling this week after reviewing the results of toxicology tests.
Jay Novacek played in the NFL with the Cowboys and St.Louis/Phoenix Cardinals. He helped win three Super Bowl titles and earned five Pro Bowl appearances with the Cowboys from 1990 to 1996 before a back injury forced him to retire on July 15, 1997.
Star Telegram is pleased to be able to offer its users the opportunity to make comments and hold conversations online. However, the interactive nature of the internet makes it impracticable for our staff to monitor each and every posting.
Since Mom2MomDFW.com does not control user submitted statements, we cannot promise that readers will not occasionally find offensive or inaccurate comments posted on our website. In addition, we remind anyone interested in making an online comment that responsibility for statements posted lies with the person submitting the comment, not Star Telegram.
If you find a comment offensive, clicking on the exclamation icon will flag the comment for review by the administrators, we are counting on the good judgment of all our readers to help us.
@Nyx.replyAnswerText@