""Marshawn's a guy who loved his anime, loved his video games, like anybody else," Parsons said. "To me, he always showed me nothing but respect from the moment he came into the locker room. He respected me as a player, he respected me as a person. So, I have nothing but high respect for him. If there's anything his family needs, I'll be the first person to help or offer anything I can do to offer a person. I just hope that he finds his peace and his family peace in the situation.""
""We'd be fools to act like what we do isn't enough pressure as it is," Parsons said. "We live in a pressure job where you're expected to deliver and you're expected to play a certain way, and when you don't, it's easy to say, 'Oh, man, it's so sad,' but a lot of people are hard on people. 'You suck. You stink. We hope you die.' There's a lot of harsh words and harsh things that get said about people.""
""As athletes, most of us see it - some of us don't - but we choose to wait until somebody passes to realize what we say and what we do how it can affect people. We don't all understand what happened to 9-4 in [this] instance, but mental health is important about b"
Marshawn Kneeland died of an apparent self-inflicted gunshot. Kneeland was a second-round pick in 2024 who spent one season with the Dallas Cowboys. Kneeland enjoyed anime and video games and showed respect to teammates from the moment he joined the locker room. Teammates offered to help Kneeland's family and expressed hopes that he and his family find peace. Professional athletes face intense pressure and public expectations to perform a certain way. Harsh criticism and abusive messages can hurt players, and many people only recognize the impact of words and actions after a tragedy occurs.
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