US EditionNFL Community Reacts to Death of Ex-WMU, Dallas Cowboys Player Marshawn Kneeland
Kneeland, a second-round 2024 draft pick, played 3 games with 12 tackles this season; cause of death remains undisclosed, NFL offers support to Cowboys players.
- The Dallas Cowboys announced Marshawn Kneeland, a 24-year-old defensive end, has died, with his agent saying he passed Wednesday night and the team saying Thursday morning.
- On Monday, Kneeland garnered national attention after scoring his first NFL touchdown in the Dallas Cowboys' loss to the Arizona Cardinals, and he was a Western Michigan alumnus drafted in the 2024 NFL draft, second round.
- The Cowboys and the NFL reacted, calling Kneeland a beloved teammate and offering support, while Emmitt Smith, J.J. Watt, Mike Zimmer, and the Detroit Lions shared condolences.
- The NFL Players Association urged teammates to lean on each other and highlighted support resources like the 988 Suicide and Crisis Lifeline and Michigan Crisis and Access Line .
- No official cause was available at the time of writing, and authorities are calling his death a self-inflicted gunshot wound, with conflicting reports on timing.
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Dallas Cowboys’ Defensive End Marshawn Kneeland Dead at 24
Marshawn Kneeland, a defensive end for the Dallas Cowboys, has died. He was 24. No cause of death is available at the time of this writing. via USA Today: Kneeland’s agent, Jonathan Perzley of Sportstars, Inc., said Kneeland died Wednesday night while the Cowboys in their announcement said he “tragically” passed Thursday morning. “It is with extreme sadness that the Dallas Cowboys share that Marshawn Kneeland tragically passed away this morning…
The Dallas Cowboys player, Marshawn Kneeland, died at the age of 24, as confirmed by the team through an official statement in which he expressed his “deep sadness” over the loss of the young athlete. Kneeland, who had consolidated himself as a defensive promise in the NFL, had achieved his first touchdown after recovering a blocked clearance in the score zone. During the current season, he played seven of the first nine weeks, accumulating one …
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