Dallas Cowboys' Marshawn Kneeland Sent 'concerning' Text Messages Prior To His Death

Shortly earlier Dallas Cowboys protect end Marshawn Kneeland died by suicide, nan subordinate said goodbye to friends and said he couldn’t carnivore to do immoderate clip down bars, constabulary recordings revealed connected Tuesday.

The Cowboys caput of security, Cable Johnson, was put done to constabulary successful Plano asking for officers successful that Dallas suburb to do a use cheque connected nan 24-year-old.

“He sent retired immoderate group texts that are concerning, astir apt intelligence health," Johnson told a constabulary dispatcher. “The group matter seemed to beryllium saying goodbye and he made immoderate connection astir not being capable to spell to situation aliases to jail.”

It wasn’t clear what Kneeland could person been referencing astir imaginable clip down bars.

The dispatcher didn’t inquire Cable to elaborate and a Plano constabulary spokesperson couldn’t beryllium instantly reached for remark connected Tuesday.

Johnson said he had already been successful touch pinch apical brass astatine nan Plano Police Department, asking for a use cheque to Kneeland’s flat astatine 6000 Columbus Ave.

“I conscionable was disconnected nan telephone pinch (Plano Police) Chief (Ed) Drain truthful he’s aware, and I sent him nan matter arsenic well,” Johnson said.

Kneeland was recovered dormant successful nan early greeting hours of Thursday past week pinch a self-inflicted gunshot coiled aft evading authorities, crashing a car and fleeing connected foot, constabulary said.

Texas Department of Public Safety troopers attempted to extremity his car for a postulation usurpation adjacent Frisco connected Wednesday night, launching nan little pursuit, constabulary said.

Kneeland was successful his 2nd season pinch nan Cowboys and had scored his first NFL touchdown days earlier, recovering a blocked punt successful nan extremity area against nan Arizona Cardinals connected "Monday Night Football."

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