Cowboys Establish Memorial Fund After Coach Says Kneeland’s Girlfriend Is Pregnant

Police determined his death was a suicide after a pursuit, a crash, then an overnight search.

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Coach Brian Schottenheimer said Catalina Mancera is pregnant, and the team created the Marshawn Kneeland Memorial Fund to support her and the child.
A police report details a patrol pursuit that ended in a highway crash, after which Kneeland fled on foot before being found with an apparent self-inflicted gunshot wound.
During the search, officers said they received information that he had expressed suicidal intent.
Authorities reported he was located at about 1:31 a.m. in a portable toilet near a major roadway.
Kneeland, 24, was a 2024 second-round pick who appeared in 18 games and recently scored his first NFL touchdown, as teammates and owner Jerry Jones voiced their grief.