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Cowboys linebacker DeMarvion Overshown is over five months removed from his devasting ACL, PCL and MCL tear that he suffered in Week 14 against the Cincinnati Bengals. He’s returned to the rehab group on the sidelines during the team’s OTA periods and is optimistic about where he is in his recovery.
“It’s going real good, I think it really couldn’t be any better,” Overshown said. “If it was better, I’d probably be out there playing right now. Where I’m at in my rehab, in my process, it’s where I’m supposed to be plus some.”
While Overshown is optimistic, the unfortunate reality is that he tore the three major ligaments in his knee, an injury that is not easy to return from. It’s even more difficult considering Overshown suffered a torn ACL ahead of his rookie season in 2023.
That said, it makes the road to returning to full health a familiar one for Overshown, and one he knows will take time to reach the end of given it’s very similar to his first recovery experience.
“I know it’s a process; it’s something we’re not rushing just because I look good,” Overshown said. “There’s no need to rush the process. I’m going to come back when I’m 100%, when I’m ready, when I know I can tough the field and not have to look down and worry about my knee.”
Calvin Watkins of the DMN reports Overshown might be back in time for the Thanksgiving game.
The Cowboys believe in their scouting reports, even from years ago.
The Cowboys still believe in Mingo, though, and their offseason was full of bets on highly drafted players who have struggled to start their careers, players they presumably had excellent grades on coming out of college. They traded for cornerback Kaiir Elam and linebacker Kenneth Murray, two former first-round picks who haven’t remotely lived up to expectations in the NFL. Elam wasn’t able to consistently stay in the starting lineup in Buffalo and was targeted over and over again as an injury replacement in the AFC Championship Game, while Murray has allowed a passer rating north of 107 in coverage.
The Cowboys didn’t have to send much more than a swap of late Day 3 picks, but unlike Mingo and Dotson, Elam and Murray aren’t on bargain deals. Elam will make $2.6 million in 2025, while Dallas inherited the final $7.4 million remaining on the two-year deal Murray signed with the Titans in free agency a year ago. Neither player has been even a solid starter in the NFL, but the Cowboys clearly think they can develop players who entered the league with significant pedigrees.
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