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\"#CowboysIn\u00a0Dallas<\/strong>,<\/strong>\u00a0Thanksgiving is a tradition. During halftime, families are fighting over mashed potatoes. It\u2019s about\u00a0Emmitt Smith\u2019s<\/strong>\u00a0stiff arms,\u00a0Troy Aikman<\/strong>\u00a0flashbacks, and a cousin shouting about\u00a0Dak Prescott\u2019s<\/strong>\u00a0QBR. It\u2019s the Cowboys, front and center, under the nation\u2019s microscope. They didn\u2019t just appear last year; they exploded. With a roaring crowd and a stunned America watching,\u00a0DaRon Bland<\/strong>\u00a0shattered the NFL record for pick-sixes in a single season, thrashing the\u00a0Washington Commanders<\/strong>\u00a045\u201310. And the ratings? It became the most-watched regular-season game in NFL history, Dallas vs. the\u00a0Giants,<\/strong>\u00a0drew in 42.1 million viewers.<\/p>\n

So, the NFL might as well have put a Super Bowl emblem on the plate next to the cranberry sauce when CBS revealed that the\u00a0Kansas City Chiefs<\/strong>\u00a0will be the Cowboys\u2019 Thanksgiving opponent this year.<\/p>\n

However, someone else posted something that took over the attention just as that news was beginning to go viral. A player who has yet to make a regular-season appearance. An individual whose last day of service was August 19, 2023. Now, though? Perhaps he just marked the date of his return with a permanent marker.\u00a0DeMarvion Overshown.\u00a0<\/strong>Reposting the NFL Thanksgiving\u00a0post from CBS to his Instagram account, the Cowboys linebacker added the casual six words,\u00a0\u201cOh yeah, I\u2019m active in this.\u201d<\/em>\u00a0No update on rehab. No news release. Only the sound of a siren. A trailer for the return of a linebacker who had every reason to vanish following the events of August.<\/p>\n

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Because Overshown\u2019s ACL was not only torn. His PCL, MCL, and ACL were all torn. Each of the three. The triple threat of knee destruction in medicine. The type of ailment that causes rookies to disappear into rehab anonymity and training staff to whisper. Overshown, though? He never disappeared. Wearing that iconic No. 0 shirt, with a brace on his knee and a fire in his eyes, he has been there on the sidelines, in the locker room, and during team meetings. The Cowboys didn\u2019t simply put him away; they kept him involved, and he continued to make noise.<\/p>\n

And now? DeMarvion Overshown may be preparing a comeback in front of the biggest regular-season crowd of the year when the defending Super Bowl champions enter AT&T Stadium on Thanksgiving Day. And what if Agent Zero is, in fact, playing that game? Then, Mahomes needs to be aware of his blind spot. Because this isn\u2019t your typical season matchup. For the first time since 2006, the Chiefs will play on Thanksgiving, and the NFL is combining its two most well-known brands into one. This game could surpass the all-time Thanksgiving viewership record, which the Cowboys themselves established in 2022 (42.1 million viewers), as Mahomes and Dak are scheduled to square off.<\/p>\n

DeMarvion Overshown\u2019s resurrection could redefine Schottenheimer\u2019s defense<\/strong><\/h2>\n

In 2024, DeMarvion Overshown did more than just \u2018flash\u2019\u2014he was dominant. The linebacker recorded 90 tackles, 5 sacks, a pick, and a forced fumble in just 12 games. He became one of just five players in the league to record more than 90 tackles and five sacks during that time. All while recovering from a 2023 ACL tear.<\/p>\n

Overshown\u2019s comeback is now more about reloading than rehabilitation because Brian Schottenheimer is taking over defensive play-calling and adding new elements to a Dan Quinn-style framework. He\u2019s not just getting back to work; he\u2019s joining a defense in dire need of his leadership, ferocity, and range.<\/p>\n

\u201cLil bro\u201d<\/em>\u00a0is how\u00a0Micah Parsons<\/strong>\u00a0referred to DeMarvion Overshown. Now, the Cowboys\u2019 defense that faltered in the latter part of 2024 might be revived by little bro. Overshown became the first Cowboys player to wear jersey No.0, given to him this offseason. He wore the same number at Texas, a reference to the supporters who called him \u2018Agent Zero\u2019 during his Longhorn days.<\/p>\n

In case that wasn\u2019t enough motivation,\u00a0Overshown\u2019s statement to Kay Adams,\u00a0\u201cThat was just the tip of the iceberg. Like we ain\u2019t seen nothing yet,\u201d<\/em>\u00a0still rings true today. Even though Thanksgiving is still months away, Overshown\u2019s post has already changed the course of events. From \u2018Will he return in 2025?\u2019 to \u2018He\u2019s back, Circle Nov. 27.\u2019 That comeback might also be the surprise Christmas present Dallas didn\u2019t realise it needed, according to Schottenheimer. Because every offence is on alert when Agent Zero is in action.<\/p>\n<\/article>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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It became the most-watched regular-season game in NFL history, Dallas vs. the\u00a0Giants,\u00a0drew in 42.1 million viewers.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":49049,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[1],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-49048","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-nfl"],"yoast_head":"\nBREAKING : Cowboys star linebacker with 3 torn ligaments makes surprise return announcement to host Eagles - 24\/7 News America<\/title>\n<meta name=\"robots\" content=\"index, follow, max-snippet:-1, max-image-preview:large, max-video-preview:-1\" \/>\n<link rel=\"canonical\" href=\"https:\/\/usatoday.azontree.com\/?p=49048\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:locale\" content=\"en_US\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:type\" content=\"article\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:title\" content=\"BREAKING : Cowboys star linebacker with 3 torn ligaments makes surprise return announcement to host Eagles - 24\/7 News America\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:description\" content=\"In\u00a0Dallas,\u00a0Thanksgiving is a tradition. 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