LAS VEGAS (AP) — And now the Cowboys play on. Somehow.
Dallas is preparing to play its first game since 24-year-old defensive end Marshawn Kneeland was found dead Nov. 6 of an apparent suicide.
The Cowboys are coming off a bye week, which has given them additional time to absorb the loss and get in the mindset of taking the field again, which they will do Monday night at Las Vegas.
Cowboys players will wear a decal honoring Kneeland on their helmets for the remainder of the season. They also will wear a special T-shirt in warmups before facing the Raiders.
“His death is such a national awareness thing that it takes on some of that light when we think about how we go forward,” Cowboys owner Jerry Jones said this week on his radio show on 105.3 The Fan. “From the standpoint of the team,

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