On the first NFL Sunday since the death of Marshawn Kneeland, teams across the country took time out before kickoff to honor the former Dallas Cowboys defensive lineman.
Kneeland died by suicide on Thursday in Frisco. He was 24.
Sunday’s slate of games comprised 12 matchups, and reports on Saturday said that the NFL sent a memo to teams requesting they hold a moment of silence prior to kickoff.
The memorials started Sunday morning all the way across the pond for the Colts-Falcons matchup in Berlin in the NFL’s early-morning international game.
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The noon slate brought another seven matchups, all of which paid tribute to the late Cowboys lineup prior to opening kick, along with a tribute to Kneeland and a call for mental health awareness by the studio pregame shows.
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The tributes continued in the evening slate of games, with a handful of other teams offering up a videoboard message and a moment of silence for Kneeland.
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Ravens head coach John Harbaugh also led off his postgame press conference after Baltimore’s win over Minnesota with some words of consolation for Kneeland and for former NFL commisioner Paul Tagliabue, who died on Sunday.
Ahead of Sunday night’s Steelers-Chargers game, Kneeland was also honored with a moment of silence at SoFi Stadium. The team also hoonored former NFL commissioner Paul Tagliabue. See the moment of on NBC’s broadcast below.
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Prior to Monday night’s Packers-Eagles game, former Cowboys Micah Parsons paid tribute to his former teammate Kneeland.
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Dallas returns from its off week with a Monday night game against the struggling Las Vegas Raiders.
The team is also set to wear t-shirts honoring the former defensive end.
This marks the Cowboys’ fourth primetime matchup of the 2025 season.
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