DALLAS (Gray News) – A Dallas Cowboys player has died at age 24.

The team announced Thursday that defensive end Marshawn Kneeland has died.

His agent also confirmed his death in a statement .

According to the Texas Department of Public Safety, troopers attempted to stop a vehicle Wednesday night at around 10:30 p.m. for a traffic violation on the northbound lanes of the Dallas North Tollway near Keller Springs Blvd.

TPS said the driver refused to stop, resulting in a chase with law enforcement. However, troopers lost sight of the vehicle and ended the pursuit.

The vehicle was later found abandoned and had been involved in a crash on the southbound lanes of Dallas Parkway near Warren Parkway.

Later, the driver, identified as Kneeland, was found in the area, dead from a self-inflict

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