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In a perfect world, all Dallas Cowboys inside linebacker DeMarvion Overshown would be talking about before his long awaited return would be how he\u2019s come back from a second catastrophic knee injury in 3 years.<\/p>\n
It\u2019s not a perfect world, however, and Overshown didn\u2019t mince words talking to the media on Friday, November 14, as he addressed what was top of mind and weighing on his heart \u2014 last week\u2019s tragic suicide of 24-year-old Cowboys edge rusher Marshawn Kneeland.<\/p>\n
The Cowboys play for the first time since Kneeland\u2019s death on November 6 when they travel to face the Las Vegas Raiders on Monday Night Football in Week 11.<\/p>\n
It will be Overshown\u2019s first game back since tearing his ACL, PCL and MCL in Week 14 of the 2024 regular season.<\/p>\n
\u201cA brother, a teammate, and a great human, man \u2026 This is something that we we will never move on from,\u201d Overshown told The Athletic\u2019s Jon Machota. \u201cThis is something that we won\u2019t just wake up tomorrow, and then everything is gonna be OK. \u2026 But it is one of those things where we got to pick it up and we got to move forward, and we got to keep Marshawn\u2019s legacy alive. And that was smiling every day, enjoying the grit and the hard work that comes with this. That\u2019s playing with the passion when we get out there with our brothers. And most importantly, that\u2019s doing it the Marshawn Kneeland way, and that\u2019s having fun while doing it. \u2026 We will keep his legacy alive, that\u2019s for sure.\u201d<\/p>\n
Texas authorities said that after a brief car pursuit on Wednesday, November 5, ended at the Cowboys\u2019 practice facility around 10:30 p.m., Kneeland exited his vehicle and fled on foot.<\/p>\n
Three hours later, the police used drones to be able to identify Kneeland\u2019s body in a portable restroom after he\u2019d died of what was later determined to be a self inflicted gunshot wound.<\/p>\n
Overshown was at the end of of a breakout season in 2024 when he was hurt, with 90 tackles, 5.0 sacks, 8 TFL, 1 forced fumble, 1 fumble recovery, 4 pass deflections and one interception returned for a touchdown through 13 games.<\/p>\n
It was his second consecutive season with a season-ending knee injury after tearing his ACL in the 2023 preseason, and while he will play Monday he will be on something of a \u201cpitch count\u201d according to Machota.<\/p>\n
He\u2019s actually ahead of schedule in his return, with the Thanksgiving Day game against the Kansas City Chiefs his initial targeted return.<\/p>\n
\u201cWe talked about it, and that\u2019s what you want to do coming off of any injury, especially for a guy that hasn\u2019t played in 300 some days, just ramping them up and getting to it, Overshown said. \u201cBut we already know, man, it\u2019s winning football time. So when the time comes, when the situation comes, if I\u2019m at that play count or that limit, we already have made the conversation where, look, it\u2019s a play that needs to be made, I got to be on the field.\u201d<\/p>\n
With the Cowboys on a bye in Week 10, NFL teams honored Kneeland with a moment of silence before their games. The Cowboys will wear a special helmet decal the rest of the season to honor Kneeland, as well as specially made warm up shirts before each of their next 2 games.<\/p>\n
Veteran quarterback\u00a0Aaron Rodgers\u00a0has been quite expressive during games when things don\u2019t go well for the\u00a0Pittsburgh Steelers\u00a0this season. When he\u2019s not visibly yelling, he often displays a face that makes it easy to read what he\u2019s likely thinking.<\/p>\n
NFL insider Mike Florio argued Friday that Rodgers\u2019s facial expressions hit a low point during the Week 10 loss to the\u00a0Los Angeles Chargers.<\/p>\n
\u201cThe\u00a0Bengals\u00a0game, he looked irritated the whole time. On Sunday against the Chargers, he had more of an overall attitude of resignation,\u201d Florio said of Rodgers on 93.7 The Fan this week,\u00a0via Steelers Depot\u2019s Matthew Marci. \u201cAnd was it, \u2018It\u2019s not our night,\u2019 or is it \u2018It\u2019s not our year,\u2019 or is it, \u2018I\u2019m just done, and I\u2019m not gonna get what I thought I was gonna get here in Pittsburgh?’\u201d<\/p>\n
Florio continued to read between the lines and assess Rodgers\u2019s mindset based on his Week 10 facial expressions.<\/p>\n
\u201cI just feel like he\u2019s accepting something,\u201d Florio also said of Rodgers. \u201cWhether it was just that night or the rest of the season, and \u2018This is how my career\u2019s gonna end,\u2019 I don\u2019t know.<\/p>\n
\u201cBut he definitely had just kind of an acceptance that seemed like he was recognizing. \u2018That\u2019s all, folks.’\u201d<\/p>\n
It\u2019s Florio\u2019s job to read between the lines and draw dramatic conclusions to stir discussion in the media. But his conclusion that Rodgers has accepted his fate in Pittsburgh because of a bad few weeks is going to be a bridge too far for a lot of fans.<\/p>\n
Florio\u2019s take on Rodgers didn\u2019t come from sources or insider knowledge \u2014 it\u2019s a feeling he has. His \u201cfeelings\u201d or \u201cguesses around the quarterback have been way off in the past.<\/p>\n
Florio made an \u201ceducated guess\u201d\u00a0in March that it was going to cost $90 million on a two-year contract for the Steelers to sign the veteran quarterback. Rodgers\u2019s deal with Pittsburgh was\u00a0a one-year, $13.65 million contract.<\/p>\n
Florio is right about one thing \u2014 it\u2019s rather easy to decipher when Rodgers is displeased about something along the sidelines. Sunday night against the Chargers, there was plenty to be upset about with the Steelers.<\/p>\n
Pittsburgh had only 221 yards and finished 2-for-11 on third down in Week 10. The offense didn\u2019t reach the end zone until there was fewer than three minutes remaining in regulation.<\/p>\n
Speaking of unhappy facial expressions, Mike Tomlin appeared rather disgusted based on his face during the third quarter. Again, that\u2019s understandable based on how the team\u2019s played on offense.<\/p>\n
But talking about Tomlin\u2019s expressions doesn\u2019t make headlines. So, the coach\u2019s face went largely unnoticed.<\/p>\n
Sideline behavior can be a clear indication into a player\u2019s mindset. But a postgame press conference can reveal that as well.<\/p>\n
In his Week 10 postgame presser, Rodgers stated that the offense lacked energy.<\/p>\n
\u201cI feel like we were just kind of struggling a little bit, couldn\u2019t get a play to get going,\u201d Rodgers said. \u201cWe always say, \u2018we just get a first down, we score on that drive.\u2019 We had so many three and outs and we hurt ourselves with a couple penalties.<\/p>\n
To a follow-up question, though, the quarterback clarified the low energy isn\u2019t something happening a lot with the offense or team.<\/p>\n
\u201cIt\u2019s just sometimes in the game, when it\u2019s just not going, it\u2019s just one of those days where we just couldn\u2019t quite get over the hump and get some first downs,\u201d said Rodgers.<\/p>\n
Based on those responses, Rodgers\u2019s facial expressions were probably closer to \u201cthis isn\u2019t our night\u201d than \u201cthis isn\u2019t our year.\u201d<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
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