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Cowboys Return to Field Honoring Marshawn Kneeland With Season-Long Tributes

Season-long decals, pregame shirts, memorial fund show how Dallas plans to remember the 24-year-old defensive end.

Overview

  • The Cowboys will wear a helmet decal for the rest of the season, with players involved in the design, and will warm up in tribute shirts on Nov. 17 and Nov. 23.
  • A stadium video remembrance is scheduled for Nov. 23 at AT&T Stadium, the team’s first home game since Kneeland’s death.
  • The club created the Marshawn Kneeland Memorial Fund to provide long-term support for his pregnant girlfriend, according to coach Brian Schottenheimer.
  • The NFL and NFL Players Association supplied counselors to the team as players and coaches, including Dak Prescott, shared public reflections on Kneeland.
  • Authorities say Kneeland died of a self-inflicted gunshot wound after a Nov. 5 traffic stop and brief pursuit; his abandoned vehicle was found and his body discovered at 1:31 a.m. CT on Nov. 6, with the death ruled a suicide.