FRISCO – The Dallas Cowboys discovered this year that their 2023 training camp suspicions were correct: A healthy DeMarvion Overshown is more than just a dynamic personality.
Overshown, drafted 90th overall in the third round out of Texas in that 2023 NFL Draft, is also a dynamic player with 90 tackles, five sacks, eight TFLs, five QB hits, four passes defended, a forced fumble, a fumble recovery, and an interception that he returned for a touchdown.
But he is facing adversity now, again, due to a knee injury. He missed his entire rookie season after suffering an ACL injury during preseason. Overshown rehabbed and returned stronger than ever in 2024, quickly emerging as a defensive cornerstone. Ranking second on the team with 90 tackles, he delivered standout moments, including his first career interception against the New York Giants on Thanksgiving – a self-tipped ball he returned for the Cowboys’ defensive touchdown.
But his path to the Pro Bowl took a significant hit against Cincinnati when he sustained yet another knee injury. … as he tore his ACL, PCL, and MCL in the fourth quarter of Week 14’s Monday Night loss to Cincinnati.
Surgery has now taken place. … with the “good news” via our colleague Jordan Schultz, who reaches out to CowboysCountry.com with a message that counts as a positive.
Writes Schultz, “Sources: Cowboys standout LB DeMarvion Overshown underwent successful knee surgery with Dr. ElAttrache, and there’s hope he could return by mid-to-late next season — a far more optimistic timeline than initially expected after the diagnosis.”
And now more positivity of a sort from Overshown himself, as he is checking in from his hospital bed on Thursday – a bit groggy – to post an update on social media. And as it turns out, while he was under the surgeon’s care dealing with his major knee issue … he also had work done on the other knee.
“I’ll be back,” he says in the video, suggesting he will begin rehab immediately.
Despite the setback, Overshown remains resolute in his faith. Even immediately after that Bengals game, he took to social media.
“Wouldn’t want this for anyone else! One of God’s Toughest Soldiers. Keep me in your prayers…” wrote Overshown.
