Marshawn Kneeland, 24, dies after police search in Frisco

Dallas Cowboys antiaircraft extremity Marshawn Kneeland died Thursday greeting aft what authorities described arsenic an evident self-inflicted gunshot. Frisco constabulary said they assisted authorities troopers precocious Wednesday aft a conveyance fled a pursuit and crashed connected southbound Dallas Parkway adjacent Warren Parkway. Officers utilized K-9 and drone units to hunt aft Kneeland fled connected foot; astir 3 hours later, helium was recovered with what appeared to beryllium a self-inflicted wound. During the search, officers received accusation that helium “expressed suicidal ideations,” according to the report. He was 24.

The Cowboys said, “It is with utmost sadness that the Dallas Cowboys stock that Kneeland tragically passed distant this morning. Marshawn was a beloved teammate and subordinate of our organization. Our thoughts and prayers regarding Marshawn are with his woman Catalina and his family.” The squad made counseling resources disposable during its bye week.

Team, cause and coaches retrieve him

Kneeland’s agent, Jonathan Perzley, said, “I americium shattered to corroborate that my lawsuit and dearest person Kneeland passed distant past night. I watched him combat his mode from a hopeful kid astatine Western Michigan with a imagination to being a respected nonrecreational for the Dallas Cowboys. Marshawn poured his bosom into each snap, each practice, and each infinitesimal connected the field. To suffer idiosyncratic with his talent, tone and goodness is simply a symptom I tin hardly enactment into words.”

Western Michigan manager Lance Taylor added, “My bosom is perfectly breached implicit the nonaccomplishment of Kneeland. Marshawn was truthful overmuch much than an unthinkable shot subordinate -- helium was a singular young antheral who meant truthful overmuch to our programme and to maine personally.”

Former Cowboys adjunct Greg Ellis, whose crippled was often cited arsenic a examination for Kneeland’s, said, “He epitomized what you look for successful a shot player,” aboriginal adding, “I privation I would've oregon could've done much to assistance him successful different areas of his life.”

A young vocation chopped short

A 2024 second-round prime astatine No. 56, Kneeland scored connected a blocked-punt betterment Monday against Arizona. He appeared successful spurts astir injuries this season, signaling 15 tackles, 1 sack, 2 tackles for nonaccomplishment and six backmost hurries aft a rookie twelvemonth that included 17 tackles and 13 pressures. He acceptable antiaircraft records astatine Godwin Heights High School earlier posting 27.5 tackles for nonaccomplishment and 13 sacks astatine Western Michigan.