The Dallas Cowboys selected Kneeland in the second round of the 2024 NFL Draft. Days before his death, the defensive end scored his first career touchdown in the team’s game against the Arizona Cardinals.

On Thursday, it was announced that Dallas Cowboys defense end Marshawn Kneeland died at the age of 24. According to a statement from the Texas Department of Pub

The Dallas Cowboys defensive end died from a likely self-inflicted gunshot wound on Wednesday, two days after he scored his first NFL touchdown on "Monday Night Football"

The NFL honored Dallas Cowboys defensive end Marshawn Kneeland with a moment of silence when the Broncos played the Raiders on Thursday. Kneeland died by apparent suicide following a police chase.

Dallas honored Kneeland on Thursday afternoon with a tribute on the video board outside of team headquarters, The Star in Frisco, Texas. The videoboard showed the team's official statement about Kneeland's death, along with a black and white photo of the former second-round pick.

Marshawn Kneeland was an American football player who served as a defensive end for two seasons with the Dallas Cowboys in the National Football League (NFL). He was born on July 8, 2001, in Michigan and played college football for the Western Michigan Broncos.