{"id":23747,"date":"2025-05-22T23:13:17","date_gmt":"2025-05-22T23:13:17","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/breakingnews.azontree.com\/?p=23747"},"modified":"2025-05-22T23:13:17","modified_gmt":"2025-05-22T23:13:17","slug":"cowboys-have-options-to-help-survive-absence-of-key-defender-former-3rd-round-pick","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/breakingnews.azontree.com\/?p=23747","title":{"rendered":"Cowboys have options to help survive absence of key defender, former 3rd-round pick"},"content":{"rendered":"

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It\u2019s hard to find a more promising player on the\u00a0Dallas Cowboys\u00a0defense than third-year linebacker DeMarvion Overshown. Overshown, a 2023 third-round pick, has been quite the rising star since joining the Cowboys. Blessed with speed, explosiveness and game awareness, Overshown is a human highlight reel whenever he\u2019s on the field. The only problem is he\u2019s not regularly able to be on the field.<\/p>\n

Injuries are as much a part of Overshown\u2019s young career as his highlights. A pair of significant knee injuries have limited the 24-year-old to just 13 games through two seasons. Still recovering from offseason surgery, it\u2019s a situation that promises to bleed well into the Cowboys’ 2025 campaign, requiring bridge players and contingency plans at the weakside linebacker (WILL) position early this season.<\/p>\n

Overshown\u2019s exact return date has yet to be determined but given the severity and timing of the injury, anything before Thanksgiving would be considered an optimistic estimate. As such, the Cowboys have had to operate as if they\u2019re hunting for a true starter at WILL and not just a Band Aid to tread water.<\/p>\n

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DeMarvion Overshown said his recovery is nine months and when asked when he'll return from knee surgery said, "I'll be back playing football for sure in 2025 and it won't be in December it will be before that."<\/p>\n

— Calvin Watkins (@calvinwatkins) January 6, 2025<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n