Dallas Cowboys linebacker DeMarvion Overshown may miss the entire 2025 season while recovering from a right knee injury he suffered in a loss to Cincinnati, coach Mike McCarthy said Tuesday.
McCarthy mentioned that Overshown faces a “long road of rehab.” The second-year player tore several ligaments when a Bengals lineman collided with his leg during the Cowboys’ 27-20 loss on Monday night.
“I think that’s fair,” McCarthy said when asked if Overshown could miss the whole 2025 season. “You have the surgery, and the rehab is a long process. I think that’s very realistic.”
Overshown missed all of his rookie season in 2023 after tearing the ACL in his left knee during a preseason game. This new injury came in his first game since making an incredible 23-yard interception return for a touchdown in the Cowboys’ 27-20 win over the New York Giants on Thanksgiving.
“DeMarvion is getting ready to have a big surgery in front of him,” McCarthy said about the procedure planned for this week. “His physical and football talent speaks for itself. He’s such a bright light. He’s got a great, infectious personality — a tough young man. He is definitely going to be missed. He’s got a long road of rehab in front of him.”
Overshown, a former Texas standout who was drafted in the third round last year, was second on the team in sacks with five, behind star pass rusher Micah Parsons, when he got injured.
Since the injury happened in December, his rehab will likely extend past training camp and into the regular season next year, after he turns 25.
Parsons became emotional when asked about Overshown after the Cincinnati game.
“I cried,” he said. “It’s like my little bro, bro. He doesn’t deserve that either. Just to understand what he’s going to go through and to be there for him physically, mentally. It’s just so challenging because of the year he was having. I really just don’t think that’s fair either.”
The Cowboys’ defense will also see the return of defensive end DeMarcus Lawrence, who has been out with a foot injury since Week 4. However, the Cowboys (5-8) are almost out of the playoffs as they prepare to play against Carolina (3-10) on Sunday.
