Dallas Cowboys defensive end Marshawn Kneeland, 24, died Thursday morning. Kneeland's cause of death is said to be a self-inflicted gunshot wound following a police chase for a traffic violation, according to the Frisco Police Department and Texas Department of Public Safety.

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.

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.

Sunday started with reports of a "poison pill" in the Micah Parsons trade that prevents him from being traded to an NFC East team without further conversation. There were also more somber reasons with Marshawn Kneeland being remembered around the NFL with moments of silence.

Dallas Cowboys defensive end Marshawn Kneeland was involved in a police chase in Texas before his death by apparent suicide on Thursday, November 6

Cowboys quarterback Dak Prescott mourned teammate Marshawn Kneeland’s death, saying he's carrying a “heavy, heavy heart" for all who loved him.

The NFL sent a memo to all teams asking them to hold a moment of silence for Dallas Cowboys defensive end Marshawn Kneeland before kickoff.

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.