Cowboys have ‘extremely emotional’ meeting over Marshawn Kneeland’s death
NY Post
It was an “extremely emotional” day for the Cowboys, who gathered Monday for the first time in person following last week’s tragic passing of Marshawn Kneeland, who died by suicide at the age of 24.
Helmed by first-year head coach Brian Schottenheimer, players were “given a safe place to let everyone know what’s going on inside” as the team moves forward together, according to the Cowboys’ website.
“Extremely proud of coach for how he conducted today, just bringing therapists in the building, bringing people who we needed in the building and just letting us be our true emotions. Giving us a safe place to let everyone know what’s going on inside,” defensive end Solomon Thomas said of the “extremely impactful, extremely emotional” meeting.
“I haven’t been around a program that’s done something like that before, and [it’s] a testament to [Schottenheimer] and his love for us because we needed that today. We needed a day just to be human and to cry and to let everyone know how we felt. Extremely draining and hard day, hard for everyone involved, hard for everyone who loved Marshawn. So it just meant a lot for [Schottenheimer] to conduct the day like that.”
Kneeland, a second-year defensive end out of Western Michigan, died from a self-inflicted gunshot wound after a pursuit by troopers, the Frisco Police Department confirmed.
“It is with extreme sadness that the Dallas Cowboys share that Marshawn Kneeland tragically passed away this morning. Marshawn was a beloved teammate and member of our organization. Our thoughts and prayers regarding Marshawn are with his girlfriend Catalina and his family,” the Cowboys said in a statement.
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