The final stage of DeMarvion Overshown‘s return to the lineup will begin shortly. The third-year linebacker is set to practice for the Cowboys this week. 
Overshown indicated on X Monday morning that his practice window would open. The news has since been confirmed by COO Stephen Jones. Once the Cowboys officially bring Overshown back onto the practice field, they will have 21 days to activate him. Using most or all of that time could be necessary.
“It will probably take the full, allotted three weeks,” Jones said when speaking about Overshown during an appearance on 105.3 The Fan (via ESPN’s Todd Archer). “I know he’s fired up. I know the training staff is fired up.”
As of June, Overshown was ahead of schedule in his recovery from the ACL, MCL and PCL tears which ended his 2024 campaign. That was already the second massive knee injury of his NFL career, as the Texas product was sidelined for his entire rookie campaign. The Cowboys have been targeting a return at some point in November, though, and today’s news points further in that direction.
Dallas’ linebacking corps has drawn criticism for its role in the team’s poor showings on defense to date. A trade aimed at helping the unit could be in store, but expectations are high for internal improvement once Overshown is back in the fold. The 25-year-old racked up 90 tackles and five sacks in 13 games prior to suffering his latest knee injury. He did so while handling a defensive snap share of 83%. A similar workload could be in store upon being activated.
The Cowboys’ defense is dealing with a number of other important injuries on defense, with the secondary in particular being a unit still far from full strength. That could remain the case for the time being, but getting Overshown back in the fold will be critical. The Cowboys will no doubt proceed with caution in terms of moving forward with an activation once his window opens, but a 2025 debut can be expected shortly.