Several of Marshawn Kneeland’s Dallas Cowboys teammates are mourning his sudden death at 24. “Love you dawg,” cornerback Josh Butler wrote via his Instagram Stories on Friday, November 8, sharing a photo of Kneeland’s locker in a post set to JMSN’s “Love Me.

That tribute has now gone international with the Atlanta Falcons and Indianapolis Colts being part of a moment of silence before their game, which was held in Berlin, Germany. As Dallas insider Jane Slater poignantly said, Marshawn mattered, and they know his name across the pond now.

Police in a Dallas suburb say 24-year-old Dallas Cowboys defensive end Marshawn Kneeland was found dead of an apparent suicide after evading authorities in his vehicle and fleeing the scene of an accident on foot.

The late Dallas Cowboys player Marshawn Kneeland’s family shared a poignant tribute to him following his death at age 24 in 2025. Kneeland died by suicide following a police chase on 6, 2025, according to the Frisco Police Department.

"It is with extreme sadness that the Dallas Cowboys share that Marshawn Kneeland tragically passed away this morning," the team said.

In the audio obtained by CBS News, a police dispatcher can be heard explaining that officers went to an apartment in Plano, Texas, for reasons associated with Kneeland, who'd reportedly previously "expressed suicidal ideations" prior to his death.

The NFL mourns the tragic loss of Dallas Cowboys defensive end Marshawn Kneeland, 24, who died by apparent suicide. This weekend, all 32 franchises wi