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ARLINGTON, Texas — The Dallas Cowboys (5-7) reaped the reward of delayed gratification in their 27-20 Thanksgiving home win over the NFC East rival New York Giants.
Three-time All-Pro edge rusher Micah Parsons applied constant pressure and finished with one-and-a-half sacks, but the most impactful defensive plays on Thursday were made by second-year Dallas linebacker DeMarvion Overshown. He was a third-round pick of the Cowboys in the 2023 NFL Draft out of the University of Texas, but his second season in 2024 is essentially his rookie year after he tore his ACL in his second preseason at the Seattle Seahawks in 2023. Fast forward to Thanksgiving 2024, and he was all over the place. He became the first Cowboys player with a pick six and a fumble recovery in the same game since 2002, back when safety Roy WIlliams did so in a Week 17 game at Washington. Overshown is now just the fifth player in Cowboys history to accomplish the feat in a single game.
“Very thankful,” Overshown said postgame on Thursday when asked about his gratitude to play in the Cowboys Thanksgiving game this season. “Just before the game, I was telling myself around this time last year, I was waiting to show people my testimony of when I get back on the field, I’m going to show you what God has truly put into me to go out there, inspire and play like I do. So just being out there on the field healthy, is all I can ask for. With the group of guys that I play with, I love it. I wouldn’t ask to be anywhere else.”
Overshown is from the small town of Arp, Texas, that is roughly 140 miles or so southeast of the Dallas-Fort Worth Metroplex. To native Texans like Overshown, playing for the Cowboys in their annual Thanksgiving home game is about as good as it gets.
“Playing on Thanksgiving for the Dallas Cowboys, like I say it really don’t get better,” Overshown said. “I’m blessed. … I don’t take it for…
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Author : Garrett Podell
Publish date : 2024-11-29 05:13:00
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