{"id":276553,"date":"2025-11-07T04:37:11","date_gmt":"2025-11-07T04:37:11","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us\/276553\/"},"modified":"2025-11-07T04:37:11","modified_gmt":"2025-11-07T04:37:11","slug":"nfl-nflpa-to-boost-mental-health-resources-in-wake-of-marshawn-kneelands-death","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us\/276553\/","title":{"rendered":"NFL, NFLPA to boost mental health resources in wake of Marshawn Kneeland\u2019s death"},"content":{"rendered":"

FRISCO \u2014 The NFL and the NFL Players Association both increased their mental health support resources for the Cowboys and other players across the league in the wake of defensive end Marshawn Kneeland\u2019s death<\/a> on Thursday. <\/p>\n

Kneeland, 24, died from a self-inflicted gunshot wound after a police chase ended in Frisco<\/a>. He was selected in the second round of the 2024 NFL draft out of Western Michigan. He played in 18 career NFL games. He scored his first NFL touchdown<\/a> on Monday in a loss to the Arizona Cardinals. <\/p>\n

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Each NFL team, through a joint initiative from the league and the NFLPA, has a requirement that each team has a licensed mental health clinician on staff and on site. <\/p>\n

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An NFL spokesman said that the league has supplemented already practiced mental health services with additional access to mental wellness professionals for players and personnel with the Cowboys, and for players and personnel who knew Kneeland from their time in college or from previously playing on the Cowboys. <\/p>\n

A league spokesman also pointed to NFL Life Line, which was established in 2012 and \u201cprovides all members of the NFL family free, confidential, and independently operated resource that connects callers with trained counselors.\u201d <\/p>\n

An NFLPA spokesman told The Dallas Morning News its wellness team and the NFLPA player director assigned to the Cowboys also started reaching out to offer direct support to Cowboys players on Thursday. <\/p>\n

\u201cThe NFL Players Association is deeply saddened by the passing of Marshawn Kneeland,\u201d the NFLPA wrote in a statement. \u201cHis impact on those around him was immeasurable, and his loss is felt profoundly across our community. We\u2019re working to ensure that players have the support they need, and our condolences are with Marshawn\u2019s family and loved ones.<\/p>\n

\u201cTo our player members, please remember that navigating grief can be difficult. Lean on one another and take care of your well-being. We encourage you to reach out to us for wellness support or use the NFL Life Line.\u201d<\/p>\n

Mental Health ResourcesThe Here For Texas Mental Health Navigation Line: Grant Halliburton Foundation initiative connects North Texans with mental health resources customized to each caller.\u00a0972-525-8181<\/a>\u00a0or\u00a0HereForTexas.com<\/a>.National Suicide Prevention Lifeline: 24-hour crisis hotline at\u00a0800-273-8255<\/a>. Confidential online chat is available at\u00a0suicidepreventionlifeline.org<\/a>.Crisis Text Line: To get 24-hour support, text \u201cHOME\u201d to 741741. More information at\u00a0crisistextline.org<\/a>.North Texas Behavioral Health Authority: 24-hour crisis hotline.\u00a0866-260-8000<\/a>\u00a0or\u00a0ntbha.org<\/a>.Suicide and Crisis Center of North Texas: Speak to a trained counselor on the 24-hour hotline at\u00a0214-828-1000<\/a>,\u00a0800-273-8255<\/a>\u00a0or\u00a0sccenter.org<\/a>.\"Dallas<\/a>Here\u2019s what we know about Dallas Cowboys\u2019 Marshawn Kneeland\u2019s death<\/a><\/p>\n

The young player died from a \u201cself-inflicted gunshot wound,\u201d according to officials with the Texas Department of Public Safety.<\/p>\n

\"Dallas<\/a>\u2018I hurt for Marshawn\u2019: Dak Prescott, other Dallas Cowboys react to teammate\u2019s death<\/a><\/p>\n

Emmitt Smith and Dez Bryant joined Micah Parsons, Solomon Thomas and others in mourning Marshawn Kneeland.<\/p>\n

\"during<\/a>Watch: Dallas Stars, Denver Broncos among teams to hold moment of silence for Marshawn Kneeland<\/a><\/p>\n

The fallout from the shocking death of the Cowboys lineman continues to be felt across the sports world.<\/p>\n

Find more Cowboys coverage from The Dallas Morning News here<\/a>.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"FRISCO \u2014 The NFL and the NFL Players Association both increased their mental health support resources for the…\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":276554,"comment_status":"","ping_status":"","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[60],"tags":[21147,1816,97,45475,259,260,349],"class_list":["post-276553","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","category-mental-health","tag-cowboys","tag-dallas-cowboys","tag-health","tag-marshawn-kneeland","tag-mental-health","tag-mentalhealth","tag-nfl"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/276553","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=276553"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/276553\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/276554"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=276553"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=276553"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=276553"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}