Cowboys Honor Marshawn Kneeland Amid Rout of Raiders

The Dallas Cowboys played with heavy hearts on Monday against the Las Vegas Raiders, 11 days after the death of Kneeland.
Cowboys Honor Marshawn Kneeland Amid Rout of Raiders
Marshawn Kneeland speaks to the media during the 2024 NFL Draft Combine at Lucas Oil Stadium in Indianapolis on Feb. 28, 2024. Michael Hickey/Getty Images
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The Dallas Cowboys made the most of their first game since the tragic death of second-year defensive end Marshawn Kneeland on Nov. 6.

Kneeland died in an apparent suicide, and the Cowboys (4–5–1) and Las Vegas Raiders (2–8) both joined in honoring his memory on Monday night. Besides a moment of silence before the game, Cowboys players wore a No. 94 decal on their helmets in honor of Kneeland’s old number, and the players and staff donned shirts featuring a picture of Kneeland. Raiders players, meanwhile, had shirts for 988, the suicide and crisis hotline.

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