Nationwide — Dallas Cowboys defensive finish Marshawn Kneeland tragically handed away early Thursday morning on the age of 24, following what authorities describe as an obvious psychological well being disaster that led to suicide. Newly obtained police dispatch audio reveals that Kneeland had despatched farewell messages to his household shortly earlier than his demise, main his family members and crew officers to contact authorities out of concern for his security.
In accordance with audio obtained by TMZ, Kneeland’s girlfriend informed dispatchers that she had obtained a troubling message from him late Wednesday evening and was making an attempt to succeed in his agent for assist. She knowledgeable officers that Kneeland was armed and had a historical past of psychological well being struggles, warning that he had expressed intentions to “finish all of it.” The Nationwide Soccer League and the Dallas Cowboys had been additionally involved with police that evening, reporting that the participant had been sending goodbye texts to members of the family.
Police in Frisco, Texas, later confirmed that Kneeland had been concerned in a quick pursuit round 10:39 p.m. after officers tried to tug him over for a site visitors violation. He reportedly fled the scene, and minutes later, officers found his car crashed on the Dallas Parkway. Kneeland was not inside, prompting a search that ended a number of hours later when his physique was discovered round 1:30 a.m. inside a conveyable bathroom. Officers stated he appeared to have died from a self-inflicted gunshot wound.
The devastating information has despatched shockwaves via the NFL and the Dallas Cowboys group. In a press release, the crew stated, “Marshawn was a beloved teammate and member of our group. Our ideas and prayers concerning Marshawn are together with his girlfriend, Catalina, and his household.”
Kneeland, a standout at Western Michigan College, was drafted by the Cowboys within the second spherical of the 2024 NFL Draft and was in his second season with the crew. Simply days earlier than his demise, he had made headlines for recovering a blocked punt for a landing in opposition to the Arizona Cardinals on Monday Evening Soccer.
His agent, Jonathan Perzley, expressed deep grief in a press release, saying, “I’m shattered to substantiate that my shopper and dearest buddy Marshawn Kneeland handed away final evening. I watched him struggle his approach from a hopeful child at Western Michigan with a dream of being a revered skilled for the Dallas Cowboys. Marshawn poured his coronary heart into each snap, each observe, and each second on the sphere. To lose somebody together with his expertise, spirit, and goodness is a ache I can hardly put into phrases.”
