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Cowboys practice becomes a tribute to Marshawn Kneeland
Looking at it, it looks like a normal practice at the Star in Frisco for the Cowboys. But today, players had more than pads and helmets weighing on them.
This was their first practice since the death of teammate Marshawn Kneeland. For some players, this is a form of therapy.
“Having dealt with a loss, and that is the best medicine for me,” Cowboys quarterback Dak Prescott said. “So getting back out there, handing the ball off, and sprinting an extra 10 yards and making sure I’m doing it hard. Marshawn went through my mind a few times in practice today, and I just counted that with running harder after a play or trying to do something to better this team and to show that.”
This is the first time some are speaking publicly about what Kneeland meant to them and the team.
“Someone who didn’t take each day for granted, and to have that spirit and that just person missing in your room is devastating,” Cowboys defensive tackle Solomon Thomas said.
Prescott added, “His saying was one love, and I think you just felt that. You felt that aura, you felt that demeanor, you felt him carry that, and that’s everything that he did, the way he played this game, the way he took care of his body.”
Now, as they prepare for their next game, they know it will be emotionally…but they are taking the memory of Kneeland out there with them to honor him the best way they know how.
“The only way I know how to get out of it, to move forward from a tragic situation like this, is to live for that person,” Thomas said. “Take the amazing qualities that you learned from them, take the smiles and memories that you gave from them, and apply them to your life every day.”
“He’ll be missed, definitely not forgotten, and we’re going to move forward,” Prescott said. “We’re going to move forward to carry on his legacy, and just everything that we can do, just try and do it the best we can.”
Morton started 15 games in 1972 for an injured Staubach, who eventually returned in the playoffs. The Cowboys decided to trade Morton in 1974 to the Giants, who sent back a first-round pick, which turned out to be the No. 2 overall pick in 1975. The Cowboys used that selection to take Randy White, a 10-time Pro Bowler and future Hall of Famer.
Ironically enough, White’s best game was likely Super Bowl XII, when he was named Co-MVP with Harvey Martin. The Cowboys’ Doomsday defense dominated the Broncos, who were quarterbacked by Morton.
Overall, Morton played for the Cowboys, Giants and Broncos before officially retiring at the end of the 1982 season.
His career ended with 27,908 passing yards, ranking him 71st in NFL history, just ahead of Hall of Famer Joe Namath (27,663).
With the official NFL schedule coming this week, the Dallas Cowboys have revealed when, where and against who their Week 1 contest will be.
The Cowboys announced that they will square off against the New York Giants on the road in Week 1, with the game set for Sunday, Sept. 13, at 7:20 p.m. CT. So, it’s prime time for the Cowboys to start the season.
This is the second game we know about for the Cowboys this year. Of course, we know they will be playing on Thanksgiving, also.
The official schedule will drop on May 14, the NFL announced last week. Schedules for all 32 teams will be revealed on ESPN and the NFL Network, but each team will unveil its own schedule on social media, also.
The Cowboys were always likely to play a road game in Week 1 because of an Usher and Chris Brown concert taking place at AT&T Stadium that week.
Dallas will also be impacted by an Ed Sheeran concert in Week 7, so that’s another potential road game. They could also play on Monday or Thursday that week, or have a bye.
Cowboys’ strength of schedule
According to Warren Sharp of Sharp Football Analysis, the Cowboys are not going to have an easy road to make the postseason.
The Cowboys have the fourth-toughest schedule in the NFL going into the 2026 season, with only the Arizona Cardinals, Miami Dolphins and Carolina Panthers having tougher slates.
Dallas’ schedule is also the third-toughest in the NFC, and the most difficult in the NFC East.
Sharp does his strength of schedule rankings based on win totals from Vegas oddsmakers rather than utilizing the previous season’s records because that metric doesn’t factor in offseason changes.
The Cowboys will play home games against the Jacksonville Jaguars, Arizona Cardinals, San Francisco 49ers, Tennessee Titans, Baltimore Ravens, Tampa Bay Buccaneers, New York Giants, Philadelphia Eagles and Washington Commanders.
On the road, Dallas will square off against the Giants, Eagles, Commanders, Houston Texans, Indianapolis Colts, Los Angeles Rams, Seattle Seahawks and Green Bay Packers.
Of those opponents, seven of them made the postseason in 2025, a list that includes the Jaguars, 49ers, Eagles, Texans, Rams, Seahawks and Packers.
All of those teams should be as good in 2026, and teams like the Colts, Titans, Ravens, Bucs, Giants and Commanders have a very real chance to be improved as well.
It won’t be an easy road for Dallas to get back to the playoffs in 2026, but there’s at least hope following a defensive overhaul.
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