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Overshown’s recovery has been amazing, and he feels better than ever.
There’s been a noticeable difference at Dallas Cowboys practice the last two days. There’s a defensive player wearing the No. 0 jersey with pink tape on his wrists and ankles.
For the first time since his season-ending knee injury last December, linebacker DeMarvion Overshown has returned to practice. He has been limited Wednesday and Thursday, focusing on individual drills as the Cowboys opened his 21-day practice window with a targeted return date of Week 11.
“It’s a blessing just to be out there,” he said this week. “Been watching for 300-plus days now. So when you’re a guy like me that football is more than just a game to you, it’s a way of life, you play with a passion and that energy, when you’re able to do it again, you never take it for granted. Each period, play I had out there, I was dancing, having fun with it because I know it can be taken away from you at any point and time.”
After missing his entire rookie season because of a torn left ACL he suffered in Dallas’ second preseason game in 2023, Overshown played in 13 games last season before suffering a torn ACL, MCL and PCL in his right knee.
Before the most recent injury, Overshown showed signs of being a dynamic playmaker. He had 90 tackles, eight tackles for loss, five sacks, a forced fumble, an interception and four passes defended. But will that same athleticism return after such a significant injury?
“Stronger, faster, can jump higher, more explosive,” Overshown said of where his testing numbers currently stand. “You name it, I’m all of it. My game is not going to slow down. I know how to play one way and that’s full speed. That’s what you’re gonna see.”
There’s likely to be a plethora of bumps and bruises after the Cowboys and Broncos lock horns on Sunday.
FRISCO, Texas – The Cowboys have invested heavily in their offensive line in recent years, looking to carry on the tradition of strong play at the position dating all the way back to The Great Wall of Dallas, The Wall 2.0, and so on and so forth.
One of their biggest returns on investment has been Tyler Smith, a first round pick out of Tulsa in 2022. He’s been coined the next in line to lead the Cowboys’ next chapter of offensive line greatness, and the next opportunity to do so comes Sunday against a stout Denver Broncos defense that Smith is impressed by.
“I think they’ve got dynamic guys on the line,” Smith said. “I think they know their strengths, they know their weaknesses. One thing that...
