Micah Parsons makes pledge to family of Marshawn Kneeland
Parsons and Kneeland played for the Dallas Cowboys together last season. Parsons paid tribute to his former teammate on Friday.
The NFL community is in mourning following the death of Marshawn Kneeland, a defensive lineman for the Dallas Cowboys. The 26-year-old was found dead this week in what authorities have described as an apparent suicide.
On Friday Kneeland’s former teammate Micah Parsons, now with the Green Bay Packers, spoke publicly for the first time about the tragedy. He expressed his heartbreak and pledged to support Kneeland’s family in any way he can.
Micah Parsons on the death of his former teammate Marshawn Kneeland:
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“I have nothing but high respect for him.”
“If there’s anything his family needs, I’ll be the first person to help or offer anything that I can do … I just hope that he finds his peace.” pic.twitter.com/pNGMPBOQTs
“Marshawn’s a guy who loved his anime, loved his video games, like anybody else,” Parsons said of his former teammate. “To me, he always showed me nothing but respect from the moment he came into the locker room.”
“He respected me as a player. He respected me as a person, so I have nothing but high respect for him. If there’s anything his family needs, I’ll be the first person to help or offer anything I can. I just hope that he finds his peace and his family finds his peace in the situation.”
As Parsons prepares for Monday Night Football against the Philadelphia Eagles in Week 10, he admitted that the sudden loss of Kneeland had hit him hard.
“I would say I was extremely shocked. I was extremely hurt by the news. Anyone I know, I don’t want to see anyone go this soon at this age. I don’t want anyone to go, but that’s kind of the reality.”
He continued: “I think the first key is accepting. I kind of accept it, but now I just gotta pray he finds his peace and what he was looking for. How he felt in that moment, you just really don’t know. For me, I have kids. How do I make sure my kids don’t end up in that similar situation?”
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