FRISCO, Texas — Things haven’t gone well for the Dallas Cowboys this year, especially in the injury department. And they got even worse on that front Monday night.
Linebacker DeMarvion Overshown, who has been one of the team’s few bright spots this season, suffered a knee injury early in the fourth quarter of the Cowboys’ Monday Night Football loss against the Bengals. That injury will require surgery and end his season, owner Jerry Jones told 105.3 The Fan on Tuesday.
And according to coach Mike McCarthy, there’s a chance Overshown could miss the entire 2025 season as well.
“DeMarvion is preparing to have a big surgery ahead of him,” McCarthy said Tuesday. “Major knee injury. You could feel it on the bench. Just being on the field for part of the test, I knew it was serious. But obviously his physical and football talent speaks for itself. He’s such a bright light. He has “A great, infectious personality. A tough, tough young man. He will definitely be missed. He has a long road of rehabilitation ahead of him. He will obviously be loved and supported every step of the way.”
ESPN reported Tuesday that Overshown tore his ACL, MCL and PCL. With such a serious injury, McCarthy felt it was “fair” to say Overshown could miss the entire 2025 season given how late his knee injury occurred in 2024.
“I think it’s fair. The time of year. Obviously it’s December. I think like everything, surgery and rehab is a long process. I think it’s very realistic,” McCarthy said.
Overshown was crushed by several players as he tried to make his way through the mud and make a tackle, and his right knee became trapped under the crowd of bodies. Overshown, who missed his entire rookie season with a torn left ACL, was helped off the field by trainers and quickly ruled out. After the game, McCarthy called the injury serious and added that initial reports did not seem encouraging.
Cowboys linebacker Micah Parsons began to cry when talking about Overshown’s injury.
“He’s like my little brother,” Parsons said. “He doesn’t deserve that, he really doesn’t. To understand what he’s going to have to go through… He’s so talented, the year he was having. I really don’t think it’s fair.”
The 24-year-old linebacker finishes his 2024 season with 90 tackles, five sacks, an interception, a pick-six, a forced fumble and a fumble recovery for a Cowboys team that has dealt with an avalanche of injuries at both sides of the court. ball. Before getting injured, Overshown had a key pass that forced a turnover.
“We’re really just seeing the tip of the iceberg,” McCarthy said recently of Overshown. “I’m very impressed with him, and with his consistency, with his approach, and that will keep him in a position to progress.”
Dallas defensive coordinator Mike Zimmer sees parallels between Overshown and Cowboys Ring of Honor defensive back Darren Woodson.
“Different positions, but kind of like Darren Woodson. Just the impact, the different things he can do and the speed he has and his physicality,” Zimmer said of Overshown on Tuesday. “It would probably be the closest thing I can think of.”
