In Kalamazoo, under the chilly Tuesday night lights, beyond scoreboards, the game was much more about bidding a final goodbye. When Marshawn Kneeland’s image hit the big screen, the Western Michigan fans, who had previously roared for his sacks and celebrations, stood there in utter silence. As the “In Memory” clip played, a gentle silence descended onto the field he once ruled, and you could sense it in every cheer, and every memory came flooding back.

WMU transformed its home field into a place of love, loss, and remembering for one of its own, only days after the 24-year-old former Bronco and Dallas Cowboys rookie committed suicide on Nov 5. A heartfelt post on the thread captured the emotion of the night perfectly: “Honoring the memory of Marshawn Kneeland at the Western Michigan

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