""Having dealt with loss, that is the best medicine for me," 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 at practice today. I just countered that with running harder after a play or trying to do something to better this team to show that. It felt good. I know it was a great practice. A lot of guys were out there, good energy, beautiful weather. As I said, we're not forgetting, but we're moving forward carrying on the light.""
""If we all play like Marshawn, we'll play like a better team," Thomas said. "I'm not saying Marshawn was a perfect player, but that way he would go out there and play is the way football is supposed to be played. He would run to the ball. No matter how tired he was, he would play with intensity and tenacity. He went out there because he loved the game. He played with love. He played every play like it was his last and didn't take reps for granted. ... If we do that, we'll honor him -- win, loss or draw -- if we play like Marshawn. We'll be a better team. We'll come out of this better.""
The Cowboys held a virtual team meeting during their bye and then met in person, including a candlelight vigil for Marshawn Kneeland's family, friends and organization members. The team took a day off and then returned to practice, with players using physical effort and extra intensity as a way to cope with loss. Dak Prescott and Solomon Thomas carry personal experience with sibling suicides and have committed resources through foundations to support mental health and families facing tragedy. The team plans two more practices before traveling to Las Vegas for the Raiders game, and Thomas urged honoring Kneeland by playing each play with love, intensity and tenacity.
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