Injuries have overshadowed the first three years of Dallas Cowboys running back DeMarvion Overshown’s NFL career.
The Athletic linebacker missed his entire rookie season with a preseason ACL tear. He returned in 2024, racking up 90 tackles, five sacks, four passes defensed, an interception returned for a touchdown, a forced fumble and a fumble recovery in 13 games. However, in Week 13, Overshown suffered another gruesome knee injury, tearing his ACL, MCL and PCL. Not only did the injury end his season, but it also wiped out most of his 2025 campaign. He played just six games. In three seasons, the linebacker has missed 32 games.
Finally whole, the 25-year-old is ready to finally do good upside down.
“Biggest blessing I can ask for,” Overshown said at the Cowboys’ annual home run, via The Athletic’s Jon Machota . “I feel like everybody knows when I’m healthy, I’m one of the best linebackers in the league. Not to lose my corner, but the picture and those stats speak for themselves when I’m on the field. Being healthy is the number one way to be on the field and be able to do what I do.”
For Overshown’s 2024 season, it was clear to see what the linebacker’s talents brought to the table. Despite missing his entire rookie season, he turned heads in camp. Former teammate Micah Parsons said at the time that Overshown had been “unbelievable” and former coach Mike McCarthy added that his game “jumped off the tape”. In those 13 games, we saw how terrifying he could be. We just haven’t seen it enough.
If Overshown can stay on the field, he can be a big difference in the middle of Christian Parker’s new defense.
“The fact that I get to go through this whole offseason healthy and come into training camp healthy, I feel like people haven’t seen my best yet,” Overshown added. “So I know this is going to be one of my best years.”