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Former Cowboys DE Kneeland Had Early Stage CTE at Death

Former Cowboys defensive end Marshawn Kneeland had early stage chronic traumatic encephalopathy when he died by suicide at 24, his family announced.

Former Dallas Cowboys defensive end Marshawn Kneeland, who died by suicide in November 2025 after a high-speed police chase, had early stage CTE, a brain disease linked to repeated head trauma. Researchers at Boston University CTE Center determined he was in stage one of four of the disease, which can only be diagnosed after death. somethingsdifferent.biz