Dallas Cowboys urged to extend promising defensive player before 2026 NFL season

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We still have a few months before the onset of the 2026 NFL season. 

The Dallas Cowboys will kick off their season against the New York Giants on Sunday, Sept. 13. Before then, they have been urged to hammer out an extension with a promising young defensive player. 

Cowboys urged to extend DeMarvion Overshown before 2026 NFL season

In a recent article for ESPN, Aaron Schatz named one move that every team needs to make before the onset of the ’26 season and extending linebacker DeMarvion Overshown was the task for Dallas. 

The Cowboys drafted Overshown in the third round of the 2023 NFL Draft. Unfortunately, injuries have severely limited his on-field availability during his first three seasons in the league, as he’s played in a total of just 19 games so far. 

However, in those 19 games he has flashed some serious potential, which is why Schatz thinks that the Cowboys should be proactive when it comes to extending his current contract. 

“This is not about rewarding a player who has excelled on the field but rather trying to get ahead of things. Overshown missed his entire rookie season in 2023 and played only five games last season because of injury. However, he still has potential to be one of the league’s top off-ball linebackers. The Cowboys could extend him now for a lot less than it will cost in a few months if Overshown has a strong 2026 season,” Schatz wrote. 

“The other starting linebacker, Dee Winters, is also going to be a free agent after 2026, so it would be good to sign one of them long term. Obviously, an extension for Overshown takes a risk that the player deals with injury again or simply isn’t as good as the expectations. However, it’s an investment in the Cowboys’ future if he does play up to his potential.” 

This story will be updated. 

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