Dallas Cowboys head coach Brian Schottenheimer is speaking publicly for the first time since the death of Marshawn Kneeland last week.

Kneeland, a defensive end for the Cowboys, died at age 24, the team and local authorities confirmed Thursday morning.

Schottenheimer is set to speak to the media at 1 p.m. on Wednesday.

Texas DPS: Kneeland led troopers on high-speed chase

According to the Texas Department of Public Safety, troopers tried to stop Kneeland's vehicle for a traffic violation in the northbound lanes of the Dallas North Tollway just after 10:30 p.m. on Nov. 5. The driver refused to stop and troopers gave chase. DPS said the troopers lost sight of the vehicle and called off the chase.

Troopers later found the vehicle abandoned after it had crashed on the southbound la

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