The late Dallas Cowboys player Marshawn Kneelandgirlfriend, Catalina Mancerashe gave birth to the couple’s first child, seven months after his death.
“My favorite gift from you 🤍,” Mancera captioned a series of photos of son Makhai posted on Instagram on Monday, June 15, noting that the little one was born on Thursday, June 11.
One of the photos shows the couple’s son wearing a onesie with his father’s surname and his jersey number 94 written on it.
Mancera also shared a video of herself showing Kneeland her pregnancy test before her death in November 2025.
The Dallas Cowboys defensive end died by suicide last year following a police car chase in Frisco, Texas. He was 24 years old.
Police tried to pull Kneeland over for a traffic violation on November 5, 2025, but lost sight of the football player’s car. The car was later found wrecked and abandoned, and Kneeland’s body was found on the morning of November 6 following a search.
“It is with great sadness that the Dallas Cowboys share that Marshawn Kneeland tragically passed away this morning,” the Cowboys said in a statement at the time. “Marshawn was a dear colleague and member of our organization. Our thoughts and prayers for Marshawn are with his girlfriend Catalina and his family.”
“We are deeply saddened by the tragic news of the passing of Cowboys’ Marshawn Kneeland,” the NFL said in a statement. “Our thoughts and prayers are with his girlfriend Catalina, family, friends and teammates. We have been in contact with the Cowboys and are offering help and counseling.”
The results of an autopsy on late Dallas Cowboys star Marshawn Kneeland are being withheld from release, according to documents obtained by Us Weekly. The Texas Attorney General’s office is refusing to release the results because “this matter is pending criminal investigation and/or prosecution.” “This investigation has not yet come out […]
Soon after the news of the death of Kneeland, the Cowboys coach Brian Schottenheimer he revealed that Mancera she was pregnant with the couple’s first child. Mancera herself confirmed her pregnancy in December 2025.
“My sweet child, I dreamed of you long before I knew it. I wanted to build a family, a life that your father and I talked about and imagined together,” he wrote in an Instagram post last December. “I’m very happy for you but my heart hurts, it hurts the times I won’t be able to share with him, and the love I wish you could find the way I did.”
“I don’t think time will ever make this easy, but I know that God knew what my heart needed. He blessed me with you when I needed you the most,” Mancera added. “In the midst of all this, you gave me purpose, hope and something to hold on to. I trust God’s timing even if it hurts and I know that you are carrying us both. I promise to love you with everything I have for me and your father. I can’t wait to meet you, hold you, and watch you grow.”
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