{"id":46008,"date":"2025-11-12T04:24:10","date_gmt":"2025-11-12T04:24:10","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-tx\/46008\/"},"modified":"2025-11-12T04:24:10","modified_gmt":"2025-11-12T04:24:10","slug":"marshawn-kneelands-girlfriend-speaks-out-for-first-time-since-his-death","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-tx\/46008\/","title":{"rendered":"Marshawn Kneeland’s girlfriend speaks out for first time since his death"},"content":{"rendered":"

Cowboys defensive end Marshawn Kneeland\u2019s girlfriend, Catalina Mancera, was seen leaving an apartment building in Plano, Texas, where he had lived before his suicide death, as seen in photos obtained by The Daily Mail.<\/a><\/p>\n

Mancera, who was photographed with Kneeland\u2019s sister Yahmya, 26, outside the luxury complex, said she is \u201cgrieving hard\u201d and helping with funeral arrangements for the 24-year-old. <\/p>\n

\u201cI\u2019m grieving hard right now. It will be a long time before I\u2019ll feel ready to talk at any length,\u201d Mancera said.\u00a0<\/p>\n

Calalina Mancera and Marshawn Kneeland. Instagram<\/p>\n

\u201cWe\u2019re still in the early stages of everything. We are working on the funeral arrangements. I don\u2019t know where it\u2019s going to be yet.\u201d <\/p>\n

Mancera would not speculate on Kneeland\u2019s suicide, adding, \u201cIt\u2019s too much.\u201d <\/p>\n

Catalina Mancera. Instagram<\/p>\n

Kneeland\u00a0died by suicide<\/a>\u00a0at the age of 24 following a police pursuit Wednesday night into early Thursday on Dallas Parkway near Warren Parkway, according to the Texas Department of Public Safety.<\/p>\n

Kneeland was found dead at 1:31 a.m. with what appeared to be a self-inflicted gunshot wound, according to Frisco police \u2014 who said they received information during their pursuit that Kneeland had expressed suicidal ideations.<\/p>\n

Marshawn Kneeland #94 of the Dallas Cowboys looks on from the sideline during the national anthem prior to an NFL football game against the Tampa Bay Buccaneers at AT&T Stadium on December 22, 2024 in Arlington, Texas. Getty Images<\/p>\n

According to\u00a0911 dispatch audio obtained by TMZ Sports<\/a>, an operator stated that Kneeland\u2019s girlfriend said she received a concerning message from Kneeland and was trying to contact the defensive end\u2019s agent.<\/p>\n

Cowboys defensive end Marshawn Kneeland (94), Malik Davis (43) and Damone Clark, right, celebrate after Kneeland recovered a blocked punt for a touchdown against the Arizona Cardinals on Nov. 3, 2025, in Arlington, Texas. AP<\/p>\n

A 911 operator said on the audio that his girlfriend stated that Kneeland was armed, has a history of mental illness \u2014 and she quoted him as saying he would \u201cend it all.\u201d<\/p>\n

Kneeland\u2019s death came days after he played 17 snaps during the Cowboys\u2019 27-17 loss to the Cardinals. <\/p>\n

He\u00a0scored a touchdown on a blocked punt<\/a>\u00a0in the first half at AT&T Stadium in Arlington.<\/p>\n

Kneeland and Mancera began dating when he was at Western Michigan University in her native Kalamazoo,\u00a0his cousin Nicole Kneeland-Woods told the Daily Mail. He is from nearby Grand Rapids.<\/p>\n

\u201cThey supported each other through many stages of life,\u201d Kneeland-Woods said. \u201cCatalina is an important part of our family and she\u2019s hurting deeply too.\u201d<\/p>\n

According to The Daily Mail, relatives of Kneeland denied a report that said Mancera stated the NFL player suffered from mental health issues in the 911 dispatch audio. <\/p>\n

Kneeland\u2019s uncle Preston Kneeland confirmed the Marshawn had a permit to carry in Michigan.<\/p>\n

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If you are struggling with suicidal thoughts or are experiencing a mental health crisis, you can call or text 988 or chat at 988lifeline.org for free and confidential crisis counseling.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"Cowboys defensive end Marshawn Kneeland\u2019s girlfriend, Catalina Mancera, was seen leaving an apartment building in Plano, Texas, where…\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":46009,"comment_status":"","ping_status":"","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[13],"tags":[150,152,151,113,23790,80,154,26717],"class_list":["post-46008","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","category-arlington","tag-arlington","tag-arlington-headlines","tag-arlington-news","tag-dallas-cowboys","tag-marshawn-kneeland","tag-nfl","tag-sports","tag-wags"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-tx\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/46008","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-tx\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-tx\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-tx\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-tx\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=46008"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-tx\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/46008\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-tx\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/46009"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-tx\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=46008"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-tx\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=46008"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-tx\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=46008"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}