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The Cowboys continue to be cautious with DeMarvion Overshown and Shavon Revel.
FRISCO — Cowboys coach Brian Schottenheimer said Friday linebacker DeMarvion Overshown and cornerback Shavon Revel, both coming off knee surgeries, will remain on a pitch count for Sunday’s game against the Eagles.
Overshown made his season debut on Monday against Las Vegas, starting and playing 31 snaps. He was credited with a tackle for loss.
Revel came off the bench, playing 19 snaps and recording one tackle.
“Yeah, they will be very similar to last week’s just because of the close proximity to this game and then turning around and playing against Kansas City,” Schottenheimer said.
“As you guys know, those pitch counts are flexible, depending on the type of game and how it’s going. It will be about the same.”
Ryan Flournoy is staring to take the strides the Cowboys had hoped for.
Second-year wide receiver Ryan Flournoy was fighting for a roster spot toward the end of Dallas Cowboys training camp in August.
In a head-to-head battle with close friend and fellow receiver Jalen Brooks going into the final preseason game, Flournoy needed a big effort to earn the final spot in the receiver room. Just to even have a chance, it took a knee injury to Jonathan Mingo in the prior week’s preseason game to give him the opportunity after a training camp that had him as more of an afterthought.
“There were times in camp I wasn’t getting the ball at all,” Flournoy said. “I was probably wide receiver-seven [on the depth chart].”
After leading the team in receiving in that final exhibition, Flournoy secured one of the final spots on the 53-man roster, but he also knew that it could be short-lived. Mingo was set to return after four weeks, and Brooks and Jalen Cropper were hot on his tail off the practice squad. To keep his value on the roster high, he homed in on a craft that he began to specialize in late in his rookie season.
“I took special teams serious. I still do,” he said. “I knew in order to make the team, I had to make myself available and dominate. That’s what the last two preseason games consisted of, just really locking in on special teams.”
The plan worked. Flournoy hung around on the roster, and it allowed him to step into a big opportunity when CeeDee Lamb when down for three games with a high ankle sprain earlier this season.
Going into the team’s Week 5 matchup against the New York Jets, Flournoy noticed a lot of plays drawn up for him to be the first read....
