Cowboys' Dak Prescott shares emotional message after losing teammate Marshawn Kneeland

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Marshawn Kneeland, who appeared successful 18 games with the Dallas Cowboys since his 2024 NFL rookie season, died astatine the property of 24 Thursday, the squad announced.

"It is with utmost sadness that the Dallas Cowboys stock that Marshawn Kneeland tragically passed distant this morning," the squad said successful a statement. "Marshawn was a beloved teammate and subordinate of our organization. Our thoughts and prayers regarding Marshawn are with his woman Catalina and his family."

Tributes from crossed the sports satellite began pouring successful Thursday. After a dedication ceremonial astatine his erstwhile precocious school, Dak Prescott said losing Kneeland near him with a dense heart.

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Dallas Cowboys backmost Dak Prescott walks disconnected the tract aft the team's crippled against the Baltimore Ravens successful Arlington, Texas, Sept. 22, 2024.  (AP Photo/Jeffrey McWhorter)

"I hurt. Heavy, dense bosom today," Prescott told CBS News Texas. "I wounded for Marshawn, I wounded for his family, I wounded for his girlfriend, and I wounded for each azygous 1 of my teammates. This is simply a symptom you don’t privation upon anybody."

Cowboys antiaircraft lineman Solomon Thomas besides shared a connection successful grant of his precocious teammate.

"Brother Marshawn, I emotion you. I privation you knew it was going to beryllium okay. I privation you knew the symptom wouldn’t past and however loved you are. I privation you knew however atrocious we wanted you to stay," Thomas posted connected Instagram Friday. "My bosom breaks for you and your loved ones. We volition assistance your tone up everyday."

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Thomas co-founded The Defensive Line, an enactment that seeks to rise consciousness astir termination prevention.

Frisco constabulary said the antiaircraft lineman died of an evident self-inflicted gunshot wound. Authorities responded aft a operator reportedly evaded constabulary during a chase. Responding officers recovered a conveyance crashed adjacent the southbound lanes of a section parkway. Kneeland fled connected foot, constabulary reported.

Dallas Cowboys antiaircraft extremity Marshawn Kneeland walks disconnected the tract aft a crippled against the New Orleans Saints astatine AT&T Stadium successful Arlington, Texas, Sept. 15, 2024. (Tim Heitman/Imagn Images)

Earlier successful the day, officers reportedly arrived astatine Kneeland's location for a payment check. A constabulary spokesperson told NFL Network the conveyance pursuit was underway by the clip officers made it to Kneeland's apartment.

The probe remains ongoing.

Dallas Cowboys antiaircraft extremity Marshawn Kneeland aft a crippled against the Baltimore Ravens astatine AT&T Stadium successful Arlington, Texas, Aug. 16, 2025. (Kevin Jairaj/Imagn Images)

In a statement, the NFL confirmed that enactment has been extended to the Cowboys during this hard time.

"We are profoundly saddened by the tragic quality of the passing of the Cowboys’ Marshawn Kneeland. Our thoughts and prayers are with his woman Catalina, family, friends and his teammates. We person been successful interaction with the Cowboys and person offered enactment and counseling resources," the connection said.

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The Cowboys selected Kneeland successful the 2nd circular of the 2024 NFL Draft. He recorded the archetypal sack of his nonrecreational shot vocation successful a season-opening crippled against the Philadelphia Eagles.

The Cowboys volition not instrumentality the tract this play owed to a scheduled bye.

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