Cowboys' Jerry Jones 'Devastated' by Marshawn Kneeland's Death at 24 Years Old

Dallas Cowboys owner Jerry Jones said he was "devastated" to learn about the death of defensive end Marshawn Kneeland.

Jones said in his weekly appearance on 105.3 The Fan he learned through a phone call "in the middle of the night" last Wednesday that Kneeland had died at age 24.

The Frisco Police said in a statement Kneeland had suffered "an apparent self-inflicted gunshot wound following an outside agency vehicle pursuit."

"Just hard to believe the content that was on the other end of the phone," Jones said.

Jones added that he appreciated the NFL asking teams to hold a moment of silence in Kneeland's honor during last weekend's slate of games. The Cowboys were on a Week 10 bye at the time.

He also confirmed the Cowboys are planning to honor Kneeland with helmet decals for the rest of the season, and with special warm-up shirts in Weeks 11 and 12.

"The team leaders are reviewing a lot of design options in terms of what that decal will look like," Jones said.

Jones continued, "We are all having to share the sorrow, all are having to share the different ways or different things that come through your mind. As a teammate, Marshawn touched everybody in many different ways. The very definition of team is we love each other, we rely on each other. That's the ethos of what a team is about."

Cowboys head coach Brian Schottenheimer held a team meeting Monday alongside team independent psychologist Heather Twedell, according to DallasCowboys.com's Tommy Yarrish.

The NFLPA meanwhile encouraged players to reach out to the union or to use the NFL Life Line, which provides players with access to crisis counselors, per The Athletic's Mike Jones.

The Cowboys are set to debut the patches honoring Kneeland when the team plays the Las Vegas Raiders next Monday at Allegiant Stadium.