Cowboys owner Jerry Jones reacts to death of Marshawn Kneeland

by: Brian Jones 9 hours ago brianjones_93

Dallas Cowboys owner Jerry Jones has opened up about the death of defensive lineman Marshawn Kneeland . While appearing on 105.3 The Fan on Tuesday, Jones said that Kneeland “touched everybody in different ways,” and he had a “passion” for football.

“Devastated. Hard to believe,” Jerry Jones said, per Jon Machota of The Athletic. “It was in the middle of the night when we all got the news. … As a teammate, (Kneeland) touched everybody in many different ways.

“It’s just a time when you acknowledge there are no answers. It makes you want to live life to the fullest. His death is such a national awareness thing. … There’s no doubt in my mind that (the team will move forward) in memory of what he was all about. He was very unique in his passion for the game.”

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