Overview
- A league memo asked all clubs to hold the tribute before Week 10 games, with a public address directing fans to call or text 988 for the Suicide and Crisis Lifeline.
- Authorities said Kneeland, 24, died of an apparent self-inflicted gunshot after a DPS traffic stop led to a pursuit, his crashed vehicle was found on Dallas Parkway, and his body was located at about 1:31 a.m.
- Dispatch audio indicated he sent a goodbye text and that his girlfriend told police he was armed and had expressed suicidal ideation earlier in the night.
- The first observance came during Thursday Night Football in Denver; Cowboys teammates left flowers at his locker, and Dak Prescott and Micah Parsons shared public tributes.
- Some relatives have publicly disputed the official account and accused police, while local inquiries continue and the Collin County Medical Examiner will make formal determinations.