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The Cowboys announced in a statement Thursday that Kneeland passed away at the age of 24, Ian Rapoport of NFL Network reports. Kneeland was a second-round pick by the Cowboys in 2024 following an encouraging collegiate career at Western Michigan. In 18 regular-season games with the team he compiled 26 tackles (15 solo) including 1.0 sacks, plus one pass defensed and one fumble recovery.
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Kneeland (ankle) is active for Sunday's game against the Broncos. An ankle injury prevented Kneeland from playing against the Commanders in Week 7. He earned the questionable tag for Week 8 after logging a full practice Friday, and he has been given the green light to play Sunday after going through pregame warmups. Kneeland's return means there will be less rotational snaps at defensive end for the likes of Jadeveon Clowney, James Houston and Donovan Ezeiruaku.
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Kneeland (ankle) is listed as questionable for Sunday's game against the Broncos, Patrik Walker of the Cowboys' official site reports. Kneeland ended the week on a high note with a full practice Friday, but he has not quite been cleared to play. The 2024 second-rounder was sidelined for Week 7 due to an ankle injury, and his status for Sunday's game may not be officially known until the Cowboys announce their list of inactive players approximately 90 minutes before the 4:25 p.m. ET kickoff. Kneeland's return would mean less rotational snaps at defensive end to go around for Jadeveon Clowney, James Houston and Donovan Ezeiruaku.
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Kneeland (ankle) turned in a limited practice Wednesday, Clarence Hill Jr. of AllDLLS.com reports. Kneeland was held out of the Cowboys' Week 7 win over Washington with the same ankle injury. He practiced in limited fashion throughout the week leading up to Sunday's absence, so his status for Week 8 remains unclear.
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Kneeland (ankle) is inactive for Sunday's game against the Commanders. Kneeland earned the questionable tag for Week 7 after being limited in practice all week due to an ankle injury that he aggravated in Week 6. He has not been cleared to play Sunday after going through pregame warmups, which means Jadeveon Clowney, James Houston and rookie second-rounder Donovan Ezeiruaku should see more rotational snaps at defensive end in Kneeland's absence.
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| WK | OPP | TK | SACK | INT | FF | DFR | DFTD | PDEF | FPTS |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | @PHI | 2.0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| 2 | NYG | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 3 | @CHI | 2.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 4 | GB | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| *5 | @NYJ | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 6 | @CAR | 2.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| *7 | WAS | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 8 | @DEN | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 9 | ARI | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6 |
| 10 | BYE | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| *11 | @LV | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| *12 | PHI | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| *13 | KC | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| *14 | @DET | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| *15 | MIN | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| * indicates player did not play that week | |||||||||
Scheduled Games
| WK | DATE | OPP | OPP RANK |
|---|---|---|---|
| 16 | 12/21 | Los Angeles | 24 |
| 17 | 12/25 | @Washington | 26 |
| 18 | 01/04 | @New York | 9 |