Cris Collinsworth faces scrutiny for mentions of Cowboys player's suicide

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NFL broadcaster Cris Collinsworth faced scrutiny for comments helium made astir the Dallas Cowboys’ play arsenic they fell to the Minnesota Vikings connected Sunday night.

Collinsworth made repeated mentions of the termination of antiaircraft lineman Marshawn Kneeland during the game. He brought it up erstwhile talking astir the team’s struggles wide and the commercialized of Micah Parsons to the Green Bay Packers.

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Cris Collinsworth looks connected during the crippled betwixt the Miami Dolphins and the Philadelphia Eagles connected Oct. 22, 2023 astatine Lincoln Financial Field. (Andy Lewis/Icon Sportswire via Getty Images)

He mentioned Kneeland’s decease astatine slightest doubly during the broadcast.

NFL fans who tuned into the crippled were speedy to leap connected Collinsworth for the mentions.

Kneeland died by termination connected Nov. 6 from what authorities successful Texas said was from a self-inflicted gunshot wound. Before helium died, Kneeland led constabulary connected a 160-mph pursuit and a frantic search.

Officials said pursuing officers didn’t initially cognize it was Kneeland down the instrumentality of the vehicle, reasoning it was a stolen car pursuit. After Kneeland crashed the conveyance and abandoned it, officers learned the fishy was Kneeland. The NFL player’s household and friends feared helium was going to wounded himself arsenic helium sent substance messages telling them goodbye.

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Dallas Cowboys antiaircraft extremity Marshawn Kneeland (94) walks disconnected the tract aft the crippled against the New Orleans Saints astatine AT&T Stadium successful Arlington, Texas, connected Sept. 15, 2024. (Tim Heitman/Imagn Images)

The Cowboys and the remainder of the NFL mourned Kneeland’s death.

"We are profoundly saddened by the tragic quality of the passing of Cowboys’ Marshawn Kneeland," the league said. "Our thoughts and prayers are with his woman Catalina, family, friends and his teammates. We person been successful interaction with the Cowboys and person offered enactment and counseling resources."

The time earlier helium died, Kneeland scored his archetypal vocation touchdown connected a blocked punt against the Arizona Cardinals.

Dallas Cowboys antiaircraft extremity Marshawn Kneeland (94) walks connected the tract during the team's grooming campy astatine River Ridge Playing Fields successful Oxnard, California, connected July 25, 2024. (Brandon Sloter/Icon Sportswire via Getty Images)

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He was drafted 56th wide successful the 2024 NFL draught retired of Western Michigan. He registered 149 full tackles and 12.5 sacks crossed 3 seasons, with 2023 being his champion with 57 tackles, 4.5 sacks and 2 forced fumbles.

Fox News’ Paulina Dedaj contributed to this report.