Dallas Cowboys defensive end Marshawn Kneeland, 24, died Thursday morning. Kneeland's cause of death is said to be a self-inflicted gunshot wound following a police chase for a traffic violation, according to the Frisco Police Department and Texas Department of Public Safety.

As previously reported by PEOPLE, Texas DPS Aircraft and troopers, along with the Frisco Police Department, discovered Kneeland dead “from what appeared to be a self-inflicted gunshot wound" at 1:31 a.m. local time on Thursday morning.

Marshawn Kneeland texted his family 'goodbye' before his death on Wednesday, Nov. 5, according to audio files released by authorities and obtained by PEOPLE.

Dallas Cowboys player Marshawn Kneeland has died at age 24, just three days after the star scored his first NFL touchdown on 'Monday Night Football.'

Dallas honored Kneeland on Thursday afternoon with a tribute on the video board outside of team headquarters, The Star in Frisco, Texas. The videoboard showed the team's official statement about Kneeland's death, along with a black and white photo of the former second-round pick.

New York Giants QB Russell Wilson broke his silence about the 'tragic' death of Dallas Cowboys defensive end Marshawn Kneeland.