{"id":120768,"date":"2025-11-14T08:43:37","date_gmt":"2025-11-14T08:43:37","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/sportnews.azontree.com\/?p=120768"},"modified":"2025-11-14T08:43:37","modified_gmt":"2025-11-14T08:43:37","slug":"%f0%9f%92%9b-heart-of-a-team-marshawn-kneelands-teammates-make-a-powerful-promise-to-his-pregnant-girlfriend-and-unborn-baby-vowing-to-protect-uplift-and-support-them-for-the-res","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/sportnews.azontree.com\/?p=120768","title":{"rendered":"\ud83d\udc9b HEART OF A TEAM: Marshawn Kneeland\u2019s Teammates Make a Powerful Promise to His Pregnant Girlfriend and Unborn Baby \u2014 Vowing to Protect, Uplift, and Support Them For the Rest of Their Lives in an emotional pledge that\u2019s uniting the entire NFL and showing the world what true brotherhood looks like."},"content":{"rendered":"<h3>NEED TO KNOW<\/h3>\n<ul>\n<li>Marshawn Kneeland, a second-year defensive end for the Dallas Cowboys, died on Nov. 6<\/li>\n<li>The 24-year-old&#8217;s girlfriend, Catalina Mancera, is pregnant with their first child<\/li>\n<li>The Cowboys established the Marshawn Kneeland Memorial Fund to support Mancera and their unborn child<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>Marshawn Kneeland&#8217;s girlfriend, Catalina Mancera, has the full support of the Dallas Cowboys.<\/p>\n<p>In a press conference on Wednesday, Nov. 12, head coach Brian Schottenheimer announced that the team established the Marshawn Kneeland Memorial Fund, &#8220;where we can all give and support Catalina.&#8221;<\/p>\n<p>Advertisement<\/p>\n<p>&#8220;She&#8217;s pregnant, and so we want to make sure she&#8217;s taken care of and the baby&#8217;s taken care of for the rest of their lives,&#8221; he said.<\/p>\n<p>The PEOPLE Puzzler crossword is here! 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Play now!<\/p>\n<figure>\n<div>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/s.yimg.com\/ny\/api\/res\/1.2\/Tx.jlFb7ODVqv40Ff84C_A--\/YXBwaWQ9aGlnaGxhbmRlcjt3PTk2MDtoPTk0NTtjZj13ZWJw\/https:\/\/media.zenfs.com\/en\/people_218\/6e7426cd91a9f69bb88f5e7fa20fbf17\" alt=\"Marshawn Kneeland's Teammates Vow to Support His Pregnant Girlfriend and Unborn Baby \u2018For the Rest of Their Lives\u2019\" width=\"960\" height=\"945\" data-nimg=\"1\" \/><\/p>\n<p><dialog aria-label=\"Image Lightbox\" aria-modal=\"true\"><\/dialog><\/div><figcaption>\n<div>\n<p>SZN Stitches\/Instagram<\/p>\n<p>Catalina Mancera and Marshawn Kneeland<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>The news that Mancera\u00a0is expecting the couple&#8217;s first baby comes a week after the defensive end\u00a0died from an apparent self-inflicted gunshot wound\u00a0at 24 years old, according to\u00a0The Dallas Morning News.<\/p>\n<p>Upon clicking &#8220;donate&#8221; on the memorial fund&#8217;s website, visitors are taken to a donation page that includes a statement on how the donations will be used.<\/p>\n<p>Advertisement<\/p>\n<p>&#8220;The Marshawn Kneeland Memorial Fund is dedicated to preserving Marshawn&#8217;s legacy and extending his impact through direct support for his surviving partner and unborn heir,&#8221; the statement reads.<\/p>\n<p>Schottenheimer said that ensuring Mancera and his unborn child are cared for is &#8220;very important&#8221; to his players, as Kneeland is &#8220;still part of the team.&#8221;<\/p>\n<figure>\n<div>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/s.yimg.com\/ny\/api\/res\/1.2\/oCWqwagpL5x_ctVOZsxEag--\/YXBwaWQ9aGlnaGxhbmRlcjt3PTk2MDtoPTY0MTtjZj13ZWJw\/https:\/\/media.zenfs.com\/en\/people_218\/6ce17530e5635531ddd1592d650d47f6\" alt=\"Marshawn Kneeland's Teammates Vow to Support His Pregnant Girlfriend and Unborn Baby \u2018For the Rest of Their Lives\u2019\" width=\"960\" height=\"641\" data-nimg=\"1\" \/><\/p>\n<p><dialog aria-label=\"Image Lightbox\" aria-modal=\"true\"><\/dialog><\/div><figcaption>\n<div>\n<p>Zach Bolinger\/Icon Sportswire via Getty<\/p>\n<p>Marshawn Kneeland during the NFL Scouting Combine on February 28, 2024<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>The football coach and his team are taking everything &#8220;one day at a time,&#8221; because &#8220;it&#8217;s going to hit everybody different,&#8221; Schottenheimer said.<\/p>\n<p>&#8220;I literally wasn&#8217;t sure I could get through my part of last night speaking at his candlelight vigil, and I did,&#8221; Schottenheimer continued. &#8220;You just take it one day at a time and you don&#8217;t have to have all the answers. We don&#8217;t have all the answers. We probably won&#8217;t have all the answers, but you lean into one another. You love on one another.&#8221;<\/p>\n<p>Advertisement<\/p>\n<p>Schottenheimer said the football team will be okay because of the strength they draw from each other. He added that the players will give each other &#8220;grace and time&#8221; as they navigate the loss of their teammate.<\/p>\n<p>&#8220;We&#8217;ve got some guys that have been through this,&#8221; he said. &#8220;I&#8217;ve never been through something like this, this close that hits this close to home. There&#8217;s guys that I can draw from with their experiences and everybody deals with it different. Some guys getting out on the grass is going to be the best thing in the world for them. Some guys getting out on the grass is going to be painful and that&#8217;s okay.&#8221;<\/p>\n<p>While the players were off on Wednesday, they met with grief specialists the two days prior, ABC 7 reported.<\/p>\n<figure>\n<div>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/s.yimg.com\/ny\/api\/res\/1.2\/hXIXI__0f9FMBKKJzA6VoQ--\/YXBwaWQ9aGlnaGxhbmRlcjt3PTk2MDtoPTY0MDtjZj13ZWJw\/https:\/\/media.zenfs.com\/en\/people_218\/c612a59234455f6a22585473af2043cf\" alt=\"Marshawn Kneeland's Teammates Vow to Support His Pregnant Girlfriend and Unborn Baby \u2018For the Rest of Their Lives\u2019\" width=\"960\" height=\"640\" data-nimg=\"1\" \/><\/p>\n<p><dialog aria-label=\"Image Lightbox\" aria-modal=\"true\"><\/dialog><\/div><figcaption>\n<div>\n<p>Cooper Neill\/Getty<\/p>\n<p>Marshawn Kneeland prior to an NFL football game on December 22, 2024 in Arlington, Texas<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>According to the outlet, the NFL team will wear helmet decals honoring Kneeland for the rest of the season, along with wearing &#8220;special T-shirts&#8221; during warm-ups for at least the next couple of games. Owner and general manager Jerry Jones also said players will wear special decals on their helmets for the rest of the season.<\/p>\n<p>Advertisement<\/p>\n<p>The Cowboys are set to take on the Las Vegas Raiders at Allegiant Stadium on Monday, Nov. 17.<\/p>\n<p><em>If you or someone you know is struggling with mental health challenges, emotional distress, substance use problems, or just needs to talk, call or text 988, or chat at 988lifeline.org 24\/7.<\/em><\/p>\n<p>Read the original article on People<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Dallas Cowboys head coach Brian Schottenheimer said ensuring Catalina Mancera and Kneeland&#8217;s unborn child are cared for is &#8220;very important&#8221; to his players<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":6,"featured_media":120772,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[5],"tags":[872,4541,54,1078,1770,4558],"class_list":["post-120768","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-nfl","tag-brian-schottenheimer","tag-catalina-mancera","tag-dallas-cowboys","tag-las-vegas-raiders","tag-marshawn-kneeland","tag-unborn-child"],"yoast_head":"<!-- This site is optimized with the Yoast SEO plugin v23.6 - 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