Marshawn Kneeland was a tenacious small-college edge rusher who beat the odds to become a 2024 second-round pick for one of the NFL's signature franchises.

Early Thursday morning, the young, promising pass rusher for the Dallas Cowboys died. He was 24 years old.

His agent, Jon Perzley, announced that Kneeland had passed away and that Perzley's "heart aches for his family, his teammates, and everyone who loved him..." while asking to respect the family's privacy. No details were provided regarding a cause of death.

Kneeland, a native of Grand Rapids, Mich., was in his second season with Dallas after being selected 56th overall in the 2024 NFL Draft. He played 11 games as a rookie, starting one, and had played in each of the Cowboys' first seven games this year, recording 12 tackles, one

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