https://www.mercurynews.com/2022/04/30/beloved-san-jose-police-officer-football-star-died-from-fentanyl-overdose-coroner-says/ > San Jose police Officer De’Jon Packer, whose death last month stunned his work colleagues and many in the community, died from a fentanyl overdose, the Santa Clara County Medical Examiner’s Office said Saturday. > Packer, 24, a former running back for the San Jose State Spartan football team, was found dead at his Milpitas home on March 13 by Milpitas police.