Dallas Cowboys defensive end Marshawn Kneeland, 24, died Thursday morning. Kneeland's cause of death is said to be a self-inflicted gunshot wound following a police chase for a traffic violation, according to the Frisco Police Department and Texas Department of Public Safety.

Dallas Cowboys quarterback Dak Prescott gave a vulnerable statement while reflecting on the passing of teammate Marshawn Kneeland.

As previously reported by PEOPLE, Texas DPS Aircraft and troopers, along with the Frisco Police Department, discovered Kneeland dead “from what appeared to be a self-inflicted gunshot wound" at 1:31 a.m. local time on Thursday morning.

Marshawn Kneeland died at the age of 24 just days after he played for the Dallas Cowboys during a Monday Night Football game. Who is the late athlete?

Dallas Cowboys defensive end Marshawn Kneeland has died from an apparent self-inflicted gunshot wound. The second-year NFL player was 24.

On Thursday, it was announced that Dallas Cowboys defense end Marshawn Kneeland died at the age of 24. According to a statement from the Texas Department of Pub

The NFL honored Dallas Cowboys defensive end Marshawn Kneeland with a moment of silence when the Broncos played the Raiders on Thursday. Kneeland died by apparent suicide following a police chase.