The death Nov. 6 death of Marshawn Kneeland, a defensive end in his second year with the Dallas Cowboys, is being investigated as a suicide

Marshawn Kneeland, a defensive end for the Dallas Cowboys, has died at age 24, the team confirmed in a statement Thursday morning."It is with extreme sadness that the Dallas Cowboys share that Marshawn Kneeland tragically passed away this morning.

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.

The 2024 second-round draft pick started several games and scored his first and only NFL touchdown just a few days ago.

Dallas Cowboys defensive end Marshawn Kneeland tragically died at the age of 24, the team announced on Thursday morning.Many paid tribute to Kneeland following the news, but the NFL has asked that the late defensive end also be honored at the 12 games on Sunday: ESPN's Adam Schefter reports that

Kneeland sent a goodbye text message to a group of friends before his death by suicide overnight Wednesday, according to dispatch audio obtained by CBS News Texas. The audio is from the Plano Police Department's dispatch, which sends officers to calls and relays details to them.

The Dallas Cowboys have been struck by tragedy. On Thursday morning, it was announced that defensive end Marshawn Kneeland had tragically passed away. Kneeland was just 24 years old. “It is with extreme sadness that the Dallas Cowboys share that Marshawn Kneeland tragically passed away this morning," the team shared in a statement.

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.

Marshawn Kneelands cousin has suggested that the Cowboys DE was killed by police ahead of an upcoming family reunion.