The Dallas Cowboys are planning to open the 21-day practice window for linebacker DeMarvion Overshown.
The pass-rusher broke the news Monday by posting the message “T-21” on X, as in a countdown of T-minus 21 days.
Overshown, 25, began the season on the physically unable to perform list while recovering from knee surgery and it was initially feared he could miss the entire 2025 campaign.
He tore the anterior cruciate ligament, medial collateral ligament and posterior cruciate ligament in the Cowboys’ loss to the Cincinnati Bengals on Dec. 9, 2024.
A story on the team website confirmed that the Cowboys will officially make the move on Wednesday, giving them until Nov. 12 to decide whether to place him on the active roster or shut him down for the season.
“He is so fired up,” executive vice president and director of player personnel Stephen Jones said to 105.3 The Fan. “He’ll start to work back in. … He’s been itching at the bit to get back, but we wanted to make sure that after coming back from two injuries, unfortunately, that he was 100 percent and ready to go. He’s gonna have to have that ramp up period where he’s gotta get in football shape.
“He didn’t get any work in the offseason or training camp, so obviously there’s work to do there. It’ll probably take the fully allotted three weeks for him to get prepared, but hopefully after that bye, he’ll be ready to play football.”
Counted on now to help replace Micah Parsons, Overshown recorded five sacks, 90 tackles, one fumble recovery and an interception return for a touchdown in 13 games (12 starts) before the injury.
The Cowboys drafted Overshown in the third round out of Texas in 2023. He sat out his rookie season with a torn ACL in his other leg.
–Field Level Media
