FRISCO, Texas — Police in a Dallas suburb say 24-year-old Dallas Cowboys defensive end Marshawn Kneeland was found dead of an apparently self-inflicted gunshot wound after evading authorities in his vehicle and fleeing the scene of an accident on foot.
Frisco police said Thursday they are investigating a possible suicide. They said Kneeland didn’t stop for Texas Department of Public Safety troopers in a chase that Frisco police joined Wednesday night.
Authorities lost sight of the vehicle before locating it minutes later. During the search after Kneeland fled, officers received word that Kneeland had shown suicidal indications. He was found dead early Thursday morning.
Kneeland’s death came just days after he recovered a blocked punt in the end zone in a 27-17 loss to the Arizona Cardinals.
Kneeland was in his second season with the Cowboys. He was a 2024 second-round draft pick out of Western Michigan.