Last week, 24-year-old Dallas Cowboys defensive end Marshawn Kneeland died of a self-inflicted gunshot wound following a police chase in Frisco, Texas. On Wednesday, Cowboys head coach Brian Schottenheimer confirmed during a press conference that Kneeland’s girlfriend, Catalina Mancera, is pregnant with their first child.

“We want to make sure she’s taken care of, and the baby’s taken care of, for the rest of their lives,” Schottenheimer said. He announced that Kneeland’s family and management team had set up the Marshawn Kneeland Memorial Fund , which, according to the donation page, is “dedicated to preserving Marshawn’s legacy and extending his impact through direct support for his surviving partner and unborn heir.”

According to the Dallas Morning News , Kneeland and Mancera

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