This is great to see.
A little over a week since his major knee injury, linebacker DeMarvion Overshown has had surgery and will begin rehabilitation. After reports that Overshown could miss the entire 2025 season given the severity and long recovery period, the Dallas Cowboys have received a very positive update which could mean their rising defensive star returns sooner than expected.
In Week 14, against the Bengals on Monday Night Football, Overshown tore multiple knee ligaments when his right leg was trapped underneath a falling Cincinnati offensive lineman. It ended a breakout season for the second-year stud, who was emerging as Dallas’ second-best defensive player behind Micah Parsons. The loss was especially crushing after Overshown missed his entire rookie season with an ACL injury to his left knee.
With this latest injury happening in December and demanding a long rehab period, it was projected that Overshown may not return until 2026. But following this week’s surgery and closer examination, the prognosis has been improved to perhaps a mid-season return in 2025.
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. pic.twitter.com/5WOe3d39OH
— Jordan Schultz (@Schultz_Report) December 18, 2024
With two years left on his rookie contract, Overshown will still be with the Cowboys whether he returns next season or after. But given their self-proclaimed salary cap concerns and having to re-sign Parsons soon, Dallas needs all of the cheap starters it can get. They especially need guys like Overshown; a former third-round pick who performs like he should’ve been drafted on a Thursday night.
Whenever he returns, DeMarvion Overshown can hopefully resume his trajectory to being one of the NFL’s elite linebackers. Thankfully, given this latest update, it sounds like his recovery may go faster and smoother than originally thought.
