‘He won’t be denied’: DeMarvion Overshown’s incredible determination leads to early return – Joseph Hoyt, Dallas Morning News

Even a potential career-ending injury didn’t derail DeMarvion Overshown’s path back to the field.

FRISCO — At the beginning of another arduous journey, with a freshly reconstructed knee serving as a reminder of the road ahead, Cowboys linebacker DeMarvion Overshown felt determined. Yes, to recover from another significant injury, just as he did before he played his first NFL game. But also to go against the recommendations of those around him: doctors’ orders, conventional wisdom, and even his fiancée’s wishes.

As his mother, Felicia Williams, affectionately said: DeMarvion “was being a knucklehead. But, again, determined.”

Just as determined as he was to get ba

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