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After over a year of being on the sidelines, Shavon Revel Jr. will be on the field against the Las Vegas Raiders in Week 11.
FRISCO — The NFL Draft is a culmination of one journey and the beginning of another. That transition sparked a question to Cowboys rookie Shavon Revel moments after he was selected in the third round back in April: What advice would you have for your younger self?
“Just take it slow,” Revel said, still coming to grips with the fact that he was just selected. “Take your time. Go at your own pace and learn how to maneuver and go through life and ask questions.”
Seven months later, and more than 14 months after he tore his ACL, Revel will be eligible to make that long-awaited NFL debut when the Cowboys play in Las Vegas against the Raiders on Monday night.
The Cowboys have high hopes for his future. They believed he had first-round talent. He believed that, too, saying after he was selected that he thought he was the top corner in the draft, only falling because of the injury he sustained three games into his final season at East Carolina.
Now that the opportunity to play has arrived, Revel hasn’t strayed from the outlook he had on draft night. He was asked on Friday if the recovery process took longer than he expected.
“I didn’t really think into it that much,” said Revel, who’s been a full participant at practice each of the last two days. “I approached it as I play today, not tomorrow, because I can’t control what happens the next day. To that day, I work my hardest, busted my butt, and kept going.”
Dallas is as healthy as they’ve been in a long time.
FRISCO, Texas — At different points this season, Dallas Cowboys owner and general manager Jerry Jones has talked about how help is on the way for a beleaguered defense.
On Monday against the Las Vegas Raiders, that help will arrive with the returns from serious knee injuries of linebacker DeMarvion Overshown and rookie cornerback Shavon Revel Jr., as well as the trade-deadline pickups of All-Pro defensive tackle Quinnen Williams and linebacker Logan Wilson.
Overshown and Revel have practiced for the past three weeks, and Williams and Wilson have gone through two practices this week after being acquired before the Cowboys’ bye week.
Overshown suffered torn anterior cruciate, medial collateral and posterior cruciate ligaments in his right knee against the Cincinnati Bengals on Dec. 9, 2024. At the time, there was no guarantee Overshown would be able to play at all in 2025. The only sign of his injury will be a brace...
