*Note* February 1 2010 5:11 PM CT
1310 The Ticket has reported that the cause of death is believed to be a self inflicted gunshot wound to the head. Hwever they did state this was from TV channel 8 news and not official word from the police.

Here is part of the article from the Dallas Morning News: article Wife of ex-Cowboys player Jay Novacek found dead

BURLESON – LeAnne Novacek, the wife of Jay Novacek, a former Dallas Cowboys tight end, was found dead Monday morning at a Burleson home.

NBC Dallas reported, citing a Tarrant County Medical Examiner report, that Novacek’s body was found in the bedroom of home in Burleson just after 9 a.m. The Tarrant County Appraisal District said the home belongs to Sonia Lynn Gumfory, who is believed to be a relative of LeAnne.

The cause of death has not been released, though police did say that foul play is not suspected in connection with Novacek’s death. The medical examiner said an autopsy is scheduled for Tuesday morning.