Dak Prescott makes feelings known on signs of struggle from Marshawn Kneeland before Cowboys DE's tragic death

The NFL world received devastating news of Dallas Cowboys defensive end Marshawn Kneeland's death last Thursday. The Cowboys will take the field for the first time since Kneeland's death against the Las Vegas Raiders on Monday.

Ahead of the Raiders clash, veteran Cowboys quarterback Dak Prescott shared his feelings on sharing the clubhouse with Kneeland, who died after a self-inflicted gunshot.

When the veteran signcaller was asked if he saw any signs of mental health issues with Kneeland, Prescott said, "There were no signs." Prescott said the defensive end was always expressive and kept others around him smiling.

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Dak Prescott dealt with the death of his brother, Jace, by suicide in 2020. However, the veteran quarterback said he is not good at handling grief.

“But I’ll be the first to say, I may be the champion of speaking up, but I’m not necessarily the champion of dealing with grief,” Prescott said on Thursday. “I guess you can say, I can say I’m a champion of moving forward and past it and using it as your source of strength.”

Prescott said he wants to help his teammates by sharing his previous experience of dealing with grief.

"You can get through this and you’ll get through it and be stronger because of it. I want to be an example of that to my teammates.”

Dak Prescott claims Cowboys will carry Marshawn Kneeland's light to honor him

With the Cowboys set to resume action after their bye week, Dak Prescott and his teammates got together for practice this week. The veteran signal caller said Marshawn Kneeland remains in their thoughts. Prescott revealed he countered his emotions by giving extra effort on the field.

"I just countered that with running harder after a play or trying to do something to better this team to show that," Prescott said Thursday. "It felt good. I know it was a great practice. A lot of guys were out there, good energy, beautiful weather."

Prescott said the Cowboys players will not forget their late teammates and will look to "carry his light" when they take the field.

Edited by Chaitanya Prakash