Cowboy Roundup: Bye week observations, Micah Parsons offers helping hand

Happy Sunday, Dallas Cowboys Nation. The Cowboys will be on the sideline for NFL Sunday as the team wraps up its bye week, but the team will be mentioned throughout the day as the league honors late defensive end Marshawn Kneeland.

Over the weekend, it was reported that the NFL sent a memo to every team in the league asking for a moment of silence before kickoff in Kneeland's memory.

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The moment of silence will be followed by a message urging anyone battling mental health struggles to reach out for help: "If you or someone you know is struggling or in crisis, help is available. Help is available. Call or text 988 or chat 988lifeline.org. You are not alone."

The Dallas Stars and Anaheim Ducks observe a moment of silence to honor the memory of Dallas Cowboys DE Marshawn Kneeland | Jerome Miron-Imagn Images

It will be an emotional day, but it's great to see the league coming together to honor Kneeland while sharing an important and powerful message.

Sunday's action kicks off bright and early with an International Series Game between the Indianapolis Colts and Atlanta Falcons in Germany, so get your coffee ready for a busy and long day.

While we wait to see what the day brings, let's take a look around the web at some of the headlines making waves online and across social media that we may have missed.

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Bye Week Observations

A Dallas Cowboys fan reacts in the first half against the Denver Broncos at Empower Field at Mile High. | Ron Chenoy-Imagn Images

The Cowboys' bye week has been an eventful one, with the NFL trade deadline bringing in some reinforcements for the defensive side of the ball. When the team returns to the field, it will have a revamped roster, so it will be interesting to see how it all plays out.

InsideTheStar.com shared some of their bye week observations for the second half of the season.

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"After the front office traded away Micah Parsons earlier in the year, the expectation was that the defense would shift its identity to a more balanced, gap-disciplined unit. With Kenny Clark anchoring the middle, fans hoped the bleeding would stop. Unfortunately, that hasn’t been the case.

"The addition of Quinnen Williams should help immensely, as he’s one of the NFL’s most dominant run defenders and brings a physical edge that’s been sorely missing. Pairing him with Logan Wilson, a proven tackling machine at linebacker, could finally give this unit some stability."

Micah Parsons offers helping hand

NFL Green Bay Packers defensive end Micah Parsons | Jerome Miron-Imagn Images

Green Bay Packers star Micah Parsons is among those coping with the death of Marshawn Kneeland, and the former Cowboys pass rusher is offering to help his former teammate's family with anything they need in any way he can.

"If there’s anything his family needs, I’ll be the first person to help or offer anything I can," Parsons said when speaking to the media on Friday. "Life’s just so short, so we should really just start appreciating a little bit more."

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