Fans devastated after Dallas Cowboys player found dead at just 24: 'I am shattered'



Second-year defensive end Marshawn Kneeland scored the first touchdown of his career on Monday night against the Arizona Cardinals. The Dallas Cowboys player recovered a blocked punt in the end zone, and although his team lost 27-17, it was the biggest play of his career.

With one sack and 12 tackles this year, the former Western Michigan player was certainly performing better statistically in his sophomore season than last year, after the Cowboys drafted him 56th overall in second round of the 2024 NFL Draft.

'I still feel like she's there watching over me.'

This made the Cowboys' announcement Thursday that Kneeland is now deceased even more shocking.

"It is with extreme sadness that the Dallas Cowboys share that Marshawn Kneeland tragically passed away this morning," the team said, per ESPN. "Marshawn was a beloved teammate and member of our organization. Our thoughts and prayers regarding Marshawn are with his girlfriend Catalina and his family."

Sadly, Kneeland's mother also recently passed away.

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After a successful college career, Kneeland was preparing for the NFL Draft when his mother passed away suddenly.

As reported by the Dallas Morning News, she passed from an undisclosed illness. Kneeland said at the time that he just found a way to manage the loss and said he always told her he would make it to the NFL.

"She's still with me," he said. "I got this urn of her ashes I carry with me everywhere. I still feel like she's there watching over me."

Kneeland subsequently carried the ashes in a necklace following the draft.

After the announcement of Kneeland's sudden death, fans were understandably shocked.

"Bro scored a touchdown Monday night and 3 days later he’s gone. Life is crazy. I feel horrible for his family and friends," one fan wrote on X.

"Rest in peace man, he had such an insanely bright future," another fan replied.

Another noted that it was "hard to find the right words right now."

The poster added, "Marshawn Kneeland wasn’t just an incredible athlete he was the kind of person who lifted everyone around him."

'... a pain I can hardly put into words.'

Kneeland's agent, Jonathan Perzley, released a much more personal statement on the loss of his "dearest friend": "I am shattered to confirm that my client and dearest friend Marshawn Kneeland passed away last night," Perzley said, according to TMZ.

"I watched him fight his way from a hopeful kid at Western Michigan with a dream of being a respected professional for the Dallas Cowboys," he added. "Marshawn poured his heart into every snap, every practice, and every moment on the field. To lose someone with his talent, spirit, and goodness is a pain I can hardly put into words."

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Frisco Police issued a subsequent press release saying that Kneeland's death was being investigated as a suicide.

"A man was found deceased from an apparent self-inflicted gunshot wound following an outside agency vehicle pursuit that led to a multi-agency search in Frisco," the department wrote on X.

The release said that reports indicated Kneeland had fled the scene of a car crash after evading troopers on the Dallas Parkway.

"During the course of the search, officers received information that Kneeland had expressed suicidal ideations," Frisco PD wrote.

Kneeland was later located just after 1:30 a.m., dead by "what appeared to be a self-inflicted gunshot wound."

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Radio host makes insane complaint about Charlie Kirk tributes at NFL games — but actual players disagree



Chicago radio personality Michael Baisden went on record to voice his displeasure with NFL tributes to Charlie Kirk over the weekend.

Kirk, a 31-year-old political commentator, was murdered at a university event in Utah on Sept. 10, leaving his wife, Erika, and two children behind.

The majority of home NFL teams honored Kirk with a moment of silence on Sunday, with the Baltimore Ravens, Cincinnati Bengals, Detroit Lions, Indianapolis Colts, and Minnesota Vikings being the only teams that did not, according to the New York Post. Apparently, this was not enough for Baisden.

'Seeing it play out in real time is disgusting.'

Baisden's career in media has garnered him a massive following, including nearly four million followers on Facebook and about 530,000 on Instagram. On both pages, Baisden shared the following message.

"How do you feel about NFL teams honoring Charlie Kirk? Talk about a slap in the face of black players!" he wrote, alongside an image from AT&T Stadium that honored Kirk.

Baisden received a lot of support on his Instagram page, with many commentators referring to disgraced NFL quarterback Colin Kaepernick, who kneeled during the national anthem in 2017.

"I stopped watching football when kneeling was a reprimanded offense," said one reader with a black-power fist as the display picture.

"No surprise there at all. The NFL support[s] racism and has for some time now," a bakery account wrote.

Like most, though, actual football players did not see Kirk as a racially divisive figure, nor did they see his murder as a cause for celebration or criticism.

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"You don’t have to agree with Charlie Kirk or his views, but taking someone’s life over differences is never justified," said Joshua Hines-Allen, defensive end for the Jacksonville Jaguars. "The whole situation is tragic. Prayers and condolences to his family and loved ones," he wrote on X.

Dallas' own iconic former wide receiver Dez Bryant admitted on X that he was not familiar with Kirk when fans started asking him if posts he was making were in relation to the shooting. When one reader tried to say Bryant was supporting racism, Bryant rebuffed the claim and said, "Nobody deserves to die the way [that] man died."

Bryant later added, "Seeing people who are excited about Charlie Kirk dying are f**ked up human beings. ... Sending love to his family."

Two-time Super Bowl winner and former Ravens wide receiver Torrey Smith voiced a similar sentiment on X, saying, "Celebrating the death of someone you don't share the same beliefs as is wild."

"Seeing it play out in real time is disgusting," the broadcaster wrote; Ravens star quarterback Lamar Jackson shared the post.

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Three-time Super Bowl winner Julian Edelman, a former New England Patriots wide receiver, wrote on X that he is praying for the Kirk family.

"Violence like this is never acceptable," Edelman added.

Even polarizing announcer and former Washington Redskins quarterback Robert Griffin III said he was disgusted by what he was seeing online.

"Celebrating his death makes you a despicable human," Griffin wrote. Griffin also asked for prayers for Ukrainian refugee Iryna Zarutska, the woman who was murdered on a train in Charlotte.

Baisden now hosts a podcast under his own name while operating a dating and travel website called Mingle City.

The site boasts that Baisden was credited by former President Barack Obama's campaign with "being instrumental in his election and re-election," while also claiming Baisden was "the first and loudest national voice to sound the alarm on the Trayvon Martin killing!"

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Dallas Cowboys owner reveals shocking 15-year secret that almost took his life: 'I went into trials for that'



Dallas Cowboys owner Jerry Jones revealed to reporters on Tuesday that he had secretly battled a devastating illness for about a decade.

The revelation came after some detective work by a reporter from the Dallas Morning News, who noticed something odd in a recent Cowboys-focused documentary.

The Netflix doc "America's Team: The Gambler and His Cowboys" contains over 40 hours of interviews with the franchise owner, and in episode five, Jones reportedly dropped a hint that he had been seeing doctors at a special clinic.

'I was saved by a fabulous treatment.'

According to Brad Townsend's report, the episode "The Shootout at Valley Ranch" showed Jones explaining that a doctor at MD Anderson had given him advice on how to deal with the tense relationship he had with former Cowboys coach Jimmy Johnson.

"You need to do a lot of meditation. Make a list of 10 people who can just boil your blood. Start with the one at the top and wish for them the greatest things you can wish for," Jones reportedly recalled about the doctor's advice. "At No. 1, I wrote down the name 'Jimmy Johnson.'"

In his story, Jones said he returned to see the same doctor a few weeks later. What might not be obvious to most viewers is that MD Anderson is a cancer hospital in Houston, Texas.

The discovery led to the local Dallas reporter asking Jones about a possible diagnosis, causing Jones to drop the bombshell that he been hiding a battle with stage 4 melanoma for almost 15 years.

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"I was saved by a fabulous treatment and great doctors and a real miracle [drug] called PD-1," Jones told the Dallas Morning News. "I went into trials for that PD-1, and it has been one of the great medicines."

The American Cancer Society lists melanoma as having a five-year survival rate, or about a third of the amount of time since Jones received his diagnosis in June 2010.

"I now have no tumors," the 82-year-old revealed.

PD-1 stands Programmed Cell Death Protein 1, an immunotherapy that fights cancer cells and enables T-cells to better recognize and destroy cancer cells.

Jones also noted his treatments over the years included four surgeries: two lung surgeries and two lymph node surgeries. The franchise owner only started the experimental procedures toward the end of the 2010s, but it remains unclear which year that was.

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Despite the success the recent documentary is based on, the Cowboys have struggled throughout the last 25 years and have not come anywhere close to a Super Bowl berth.

The Cowboys are coming off a 31-21 loss to the Los Angeles Rams in the preseason last Saturday and have endured recent public turmoil stemming from contract disputes with defensive star Micah Parsons.

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Dez Bryant and Nicki Minaj CRASH OUT over Jay-Z



Owner of the Dallas Cowboys, Jerry Jones, set off a chain reaction of nonsensical fights on the social media app X after attempting to explain his bad experiences working with agents like Jay-Z.

"Because when we have a problem with the player, the agent is nowhere to be found," Jones explained. "Jay-Z said that Dez would make all meetings. Jay-Z and I negotiated the contract. We spent hours negotiating the contract. Jay-Z.”

“He said, 'Anybody in my organization is on time.' He said, 'My office used to be on the street corner, and I've always been early. So they will be on time.' I said ‘Where do I sign? But I’m going to call you.’ Finally quit taking my call,” he added.

Dez Bryant responded in a post on X, “JERRY JONES I DONT THINK ITS SMART TO MENTION MY NAME. I KEPT QUIET ABOUT A LOT OF UNFAIR SHIT. ON SOME G SHIT ... WE CAN HAVE STORY TIME IF THATS WHAT WE ARE DOING.”

“So that’s Dez, being slightly undisciplined and just in his feelings and just injecting himself into this for really no reason in my view,” BlazeTV host Jason Whitlock says.


“Jerry Jones made Dez Bryant really rich at the time when he did the contract. He ended up the second highest paid wide receiver of all time. Anyway, he could have stayed out of it, because Dez, at the end of the day, Jerry Jones is an ally of yours,” he continues.

But it doesn’t stop with Bryant.

“Next thing you know, Nicki Minaj, who doesn’t like Jay-Z, she jumps in this, and she tells Dez Bryant, ‘Go beat your mom & then ask Desiree Perez & JAYZ why they’ve allegedly been the vile c***s they’ve been to so many black people while lining their own pockets and weaponizing racism in order to keep black people blinded from the truth,’” Whitlock reads from the rapper's post on X.

Bryant then fired back, writing, “‘Say b***h I didn’t go to jail or touch my mama ... I was defending myself ... I removed her nails from my skin ... folks know I was dealing with some curupt [sic] s**t in Dallas ... I don’t get how you can even be on the internet with your husband being a sex offender. ... You said we are speaking facts weird h*e ... so come on.”

“This is tribalism,” Whitlock says. “There’s no loyalty. There’s no set of values. There's no standard in tribalism. There’s no protection of each other. There’s no looking out for each other.”

“We got to cut the cosplay out because this clown role that we’ve been given ... it’s not working. We’re making fools of ourselves,” he continues, adding, “It doesn’t create loyalty. It doesn’t.”

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Football over Pride: Why the NFL SHOULD stick to the game



Pride Month is here yet again, and the NFL is under fire for an old 2021 advertisement campaign that proudly declares, “Football is gay.”

In the ad, white letters on a black background spell out, “Football is gay,” before the word "gay" is replaced with words including "lesbian," "beautiful," "queer," "transgender," "power," and "life."

At the end of the video, the screen reads, “Football is for everyone.”

Former Dallas Cowboys wide receiver Dez Bryant took issue with the ad, which was circulating on X to kick off this year’s Pride Month.


“Football is gay. Football is queer. Football is transgender ... these are wild statements to make ... excuse my silliness,” Bryant wrote, clearly unimpressed with the NFL’s decision to bring sexuality into his beloved sport.

“I’m going to proudly tell my boys football is none of these things. I have nothing against gays but this is far from right,” he continued. “It’s gay players in the NFL ... but forcing it in people’s faces ... especially children ... can send the wrong message. ... Football is a real community, like the gay community. Imagine telling gays they have to advocate for straight people ... they probably would have a problem.”

“That’s kind of bold,” BlazeTV host Pat Gray says on “Pat Gray Unleashed,” though he wholeheartedly agrees with Bryant.

“Welcome to the gay, queer, trans, inclusive NFL,” he continues, mocking the ad.

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'Nose wipe' and finger guns listed on NFL's new list of banned 'violent' gestures



The NFL updated its list of banned gestures in a report sent to every team that has many fans confused over the included "nose wipe" celebration.

The league sent the new rules to all 32 teams and, as ESPN analyst Benjamin Solak reported, included the "prohibited acts" list under the unsportsmanlike conduct section.

"According to the full rules report sent to NFL teams this week, the 'nose wipe' celebration is now a 15 yard penalty for being a 'violent gesture,'" Solak wrote on X, with a screenshot from the rulebook.

In addition to stating that players are to follow the "generally understood principles of sportsmanship," the league included other specific acts that are considered "violent" gestures.

"Throat slash, simulating firing or brandishing a gun, or using the 'nose wipe' gesture, or an act that is sexually suggestive or offensive" are all fineable offenses, the league wrote.

The NFL has famously fined players for celebrations like the "crotch grab," an ode to former player Marshawn Lynch, as well as for using finger guns, a harmless act performed even by top stars like Patrick Mahomes, who received a fine for the gesture last season.

The inclusion of the "nose wipe" gesture had fans scratching their heads, especially considering it has become somewhat of a signature celebration for Dallas Cowboys wide receiver CeeDee Lamb.

Lamb even shared Solak's report and added that he certainly had "plenty" other celebrations in mind for what could be considered a violent gesture. The Cowboy then shared a clip of him doing the celebration after a catch.

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What does it mean?

Several reports indicate the gesture does not have the harmless origins that finger guns, or perhaps wearing different colored shoes (another fineable offense), may have.

According to NBC Sports' Pro Football Talk, the nose wipe is a gang sign associated with the Bloods, which indicates someone is untrustworthy.

The Baltimore Sun reported similarly in 2019 and said someone who wipes the tip of his nose with his index finger could mean "I don't trust him" if a member of the Bloods.

As well, a Virginia State Police intelligence report on the Bloods from 2008 listed the rubbing of one's nose as a sign that he doesn't have a weapon and wiping the face to identify police, but there is nothing specifically about a nose wipe.

The term has been used by rappers for at least a decade, several of whom have alleged gang affiliations. However, it is impossible to tell Lamb's specific meaning behind the celebration, which he has reportedly used since he entered the NFL in 2020.

This wouldn't be the first time the league handed out fines for seemingly inexplicable reasons; the NFL has flip-flopped numerous times on what it deems to be inappropriate.

Specifically, giant red kettles, which are novelty Christmas decorations from charity organization the Salvation Army, have spawned occasional fines when players have jumped into them. Other times, no fines were handed out to players who did the same celebratory jump.

The mixed messaging confused Cincinnati Bengals running back Chase Brown, who accused the league of baiting players into fine-worthy acts.

In total, the NFL fined players nearly $12.5 million in 2024, a sum significantly more than in 2021 ($7.1 million) but significantly less than in 2019 ($27.8 million).

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Dallas Cowboys head coach Mike McCarthy OUT. Deion Sanders next in line?



After five seasons that included three playoff appearances but still no Super Bowl shots, Dallas Cowboys owner Jerry Jones announced that the team would be parting ways with head coach Mike McCarthy.

Jason Whitlock thinks Colorado Buffaloes coach Deion Sanders might just be perfect for the job.

According to an inside source Jason knows, rumors are already swirling around Deion’s potential departure from the Buffaloes now that his two sons have finished their last season and are headed to the NFL.

“Fearless” contributor Steve Kim is hoping Whitlock is right. He would love nothing more than to see Coach Prime wear the Dallas star.

“If Jerry wants to get the regular, average, garden-variety coach,” Sanders probably isn’t the answer, he says. But if he wants someone “that's going to be fun and intriguing and a great storyline,” Sanders would fit the bill.

“In fact, you know what? Make a trade up — trade Micah Parsons for a bunch of draft choices to get Shedeur,” he adds.

“Shedeur doesn’t have that kind of leverage,” counters Jason, adding that “the only leverage Shedeur has … [is] Deion.”

“It’s like LeBron with Bronny. No one was drafting Bronny other than the Lakers,” he says. “Deion would make it very crystal clear that … [Shedeur] is only going to show up to play in a Cowboys uniform.”

“The Cowboys could take Shedeur, Deion would have his boy,” and the Cowboys “could try to move on from Dak Prescott,” he adds, noting that sports media critics, like Shannon Sharpe and Stephen A. Smith, will certainly be “campaigning for Deion to take over the Cowboys job.”

It might even be a “smart move” for Deion. If he can “put up with Jerry” and be successful, eventually “he’d end up having more leverage than Jerry,” Jason speculates. “Maybe it’s a match made in heaven and hell.”

To hear more of the conversation, watch the clip above.

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Fiancée of Cowboys QB Dak Prescott has $40,000 of luxury items stolen in latest NFL-related robbery



The fiancée of Dallas Cowboys quarterback Dak Prescott was the latest victim in a string of robberies related to NFL players and their spouses.

Sarah Jane Ramos, mother of Prescott's 10-month-old daughter, was on her way to a Pilates class the day after Christmas and reportedly left her vehicle unlocked before her goods were stolen.

Ramos "quickly rushed inside due to the rain," a police report stated, per WFAA. "Due to the haste," Ramos "forgot to lock her [vehicle] door."

When Ramos returned to her vehicle, she realized that many "designer handbags and wallets" were stolen. Brands reportedly included Chanel, Gucci, Louis Vuitton, Prada, and Yves Saint Laurent.

Other items included "computer software and cash," totaling an estimated $40,000.

'These groups appear to exploit team schedules ...'

Other NFL players have reported robberies of their homes, included Cincinnati Bengals quarterback Joe Burrow, whose house was burglarized while he played in a "Monday Night Football" game.

"So obviously everybody has heard what has happened," Burrow said during a media briefing. "I feel like my privacy has been violated in more ways than one, and way more is already out there than I would want out there and that I care to share. So that's all I got to say about that."

A 23-year-old Sports Illustrated model named Olivia Ponton and her mother called the police after Ponton arrived at Burrow's home to notice that a bedroom window had been shattered and a room was ransacked.

"Someone is trying to break into the house right now," Ponton’s mother told police. "My daughter is there. This is Joe Burrow's house. She is staying there. He's at the football game."

Model Olivia Ponton reportedly called police after a robbery at Joe Burrow's house.Photo by TheStewartofNY/FilmMagic

The NFL had issued a warning to its players that a group of "organized and skilled" criminals had been targeting their homes.

"The homes of professional athletes across multiple sports leagues have become increasingly targeted for burglaries by organized and skilled groups," the memo posted on X stated. "Law enforcement officials have noted these groups appear to exploit team schedules to target athletes' homes on game days."

A source familiar with the situation also described the criminals as "a transnational crime ring."

In late November, Kansas City law enforcement officials said the homes of Kansas City Chiefs players Travis Kelce and Patrick Mahomes were robbed on consecutive days. WDAF-TV reported that about $20,000 was stolen from Kelce, while the amount taken from Mahomes was unknown.

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Dallas Cowboys reportedly try to get their Pro Bowl kicker out of jury duty — but he refuses



Dallas Cowboys kicker Brandon Aubrey missed practice Wednesday and was later revealed to be attending jury duty during that time.

Aubrey, a second-year kicker who went to Notre Dame, was listed as a nonparticipant at the most recent Cowboys practice after being selected for a 12-person jury in Tarrant County, Texas.

The felony assault case pertains to a second-degree strangulation charge against the defendant.

Football reporter Nick Harris broke the news and noted that the Cowboys tried to get Aubrey out of the jury duty stint, but the kicker refused. Aubrey reportedly insisted that he fulfill his civic duty on Wednesday — and moving forward — despite the possibility of missing pivotal regular season games.

Aubrey is expected to return to court Thursday and Friday, but the judge reportedly will take his football schedule into consideration.

"There's not a clear timetable for how long the case will last," Harris wrote.

The reporter added, "This case does not require jurors to be sequestered."

With jurors being released for nights and weekends, Aubrey will be available for this Sunday night's game against the San Francisco 49ers, which has a 7:20 p.m. CT kickoff.

This case does not require jurors to be sequestered, meaning he will be available for Sunday’s game in San Francisco if the case lasts that long.
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At the same time, Aubrey could end up missing several more practices and even a game if the case persists on weekends. The Cowboys play afternoon games on both Nov. 3 and Nov. 10, visiting the Atlanta Falcons before returning home to play the Philadelphia Eagles.

Media members began questioning Aubrey's whereabouts when he was not seen during the media portion of the Cowboy's practice Wednesday. Later that day, multiple eyewitnesses reported seeing Aubrey serving on a jury in a Fort Worth courthouse.

Juror information has not been made public.

Aubrey played in the United States Football League prior to the NFL; he already has an NFL record of eight-straight games with a field goal over 50 yards. He made the Pro Bowl in the 2023-2024 season, his first with the Cowboys.

'We've all got a civic duty to do'

Aubrey isn't the first Cowboy to insist on fulfilling his jury duty.

Former Cowboys tight end Jason Witten in 2012 missed morning meetings and his scheduled physical before arriving late to a preseason minicamp due to serving on a jury in Denton County.

"We've all got a civic duty to do," Witten said at the time, according to ESPN. "Proud to be a citizen and held up my end. It went a little longer than we thought, but it was a good experience. I was just glad I was able to get back in time for practice."

Then-coach Jason Garrett stated that Witten is a "good citizen" who "cares about the judicial process" and never considered trying to get out of jury duty.

"Guys, when you get your summons, don't be skipping out," Witten reportedly said.

The tight end donated his jury pay.

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