{"id":40916,"date":"2025-11-08T09:36:42","date_gmt":"2025-11-08T09:36:42","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-tx\/40916\/"},"modified":"2025-11-08T09:36:42","modified_gmt":"2025-11-08T09:36:42","slug":"shocking-new-details-emerge-about-dallas-cowboys-player-marshawn-kneelands-death-at-age-24","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-tx\/40916\/","title":{"rendered":"Shocking New Details Emerge About Dallas Cowboys Player Marshawn Kneeland\u2019s Death at Age 24"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Dallas Cowboys star Marshawn Kneeland died by suicide, authorities confirmed to the The Dallas Morning News on Thursday, November 6.<\/p>\n<p>Police had been called to do a welfare check at the defensive end\u2019s home in Plano, Texas, on the evening of Wednesday, November 5. According to dispatch audio <a href=\"https:\/\/www.tmz.com\/2025\/11\/06\/marshawn-kneeland-dispatch-audio-texted-goodbye\/#continued\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\" data-ylk=\"slk:obtained by TMZ;elm:context_link;itc:0;sec:content-canvas\" class=\"link \">obtained by TMZ<\/a>, Kneeland was known to be armed and had a history of mental illness.<\/p>\n<p>Advertisement<\/p>\n<p>Kneeland, 24, was reportedly \u201ctexting his family goodbye,\u201d with his girlfriend telling officers he would \u201cend it all,\u201d according to TMZ.<\/p>\n<p>Frisco police said Texas Department of Public Safety troopers attempted to pull over his vehicle for a traffic stop late Wednesday evening before becoming involved in a pursuit, <a href=\"https:\/\/www.dallasnews.com\/sports\/cowboys\/2025\/11\/06\/dallas-cowboys-defensive-end-marshawn-kneeland-dies-at-24\/\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\" data-ylk=\"slk:The Dallas Morning News;elm:context_link;itc:0;sec:content-canvas\" class=\"link \">The Dallas Morning News<\/a> reported.<\/p>\n<p><img alt=\"marshawn kneeland\" loading=\"lazy\" width=\"960\" height=\"541\" decoding=\"async\" data-nimg=\"1\" class=\"standard-img\" style=\"color:transparent\" src=\"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-tx\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/11\/25b2abd03cfae4fd1041275a436efd8c.jpeg\"\/><\/p>\n<p> Scott Kinser\/Cal Sport Media\/Newscom\/The Mega Agency<\/p>\n<p>Kneeland reportedly crashed his car on the Dallas Parkway and continued on foot, the outlet explained. Officers located his body around 1:30 a.m. on November 6 with signs of a <a href=\"https:\/\/sports.yahoo.com\/article\/dallas-cowboys-player-marshawn-kneeland-155340381.html\" data-ylk=\"slk:self-inflicted gunshot wound;elm:context_link;itc:0;sec:content-canvas;outcm:mb_qualified_link;_E:mb_qualified_link;ct:story;\" class=\"link  yahoo-link\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">self-inflicted gunshot wound<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>Kneeland \u2013 who was drafted in the second round of the 2024 NFL draft \u2013 had just scored his first touchdown of his NFL career on Monday night after the Cowboys blocked a punt against the Arizona Cardinals.<\/p>\n<p>Advertisement<\/p>\n<p>\u201cIt is with extreme sadness that the Dallas Cowboys share that Marshawn Kneeland tragically passed away this morning. Marshawn was a beloved teammate and member of our organization,\u201d the Cowboys said in a statement following Kneeland\u2019s death. \u201cOur thoughts and prayers regarding Marshawn are with his girlfriend Catalina and his family.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>If you or someone you know is struggling or in crisis, help is available. Call or text 988 or chat at 988lifeline.org<\/p>\n<p>This story <a href=\"https:\/\/globemagazine.com\/shocking-new-details-emerge-about-dallas-cowboys-player-marshawn-kneelands-death-at-age-24\/\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\" data-ylk=\"slk:Shocking New Details Emerge About Dallas Cowboys Player Marshawn Kneeland\u2019s Death at Age 24;elm:context_link;itc:0;sec:content-canvas\" class=\"link \">Shocking New Details Emerge About Dallas Cowboys Player Marshawn Kneeland\u2019s Death at Age 24<\/a> first appeared on <a href=\"https:\/\/globemagazine.com\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\" data-ylk=\"slk:Globe;elm:context_link;itc:0;sec:content-canvas\" class=\"link \">Globe<\/a>. 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