The Dallas Cowboys have a key game against the 49ers in Week 10. But they may not have Joey Porter Jr. Still, the game is big because the Cowboys beat the Colts last week despite DeMarvion Overshown’s boneheaded penalty. And here’s what he said about the mistake, according to a post on X by Jon Machota.
“Cowboys LB DeMarvion Overshown said he didn’t know going on the field last Sunday was a penalty. ‘I was just caught up in the moment. … I apologized to the team (after the game). It can’t happen again. It won’t happen again.’ ” Overshown expects to play Sunday.”
Overshown detailed the incident further, according to dallascowboys.com.
“Honestly, I really didn't know the rule,” Overshown said. “I was running on the field and (Dee Winters) was like, ‘D-Mo, you can't be out here.' And that's when I looked back, and I had already seen the ref pointing at me. At that point, I was like, ‘I'm just gonna take this butt-chewing I'm about to get.’ ”
Cowboys trying to put things together
Penalties plagued the Cowboys against the Colts. Overshown said that made it even worse.
“I get it. Like, we already had 13,14 penalties,’” Overshown said. “They aren't getting one from a guy that's not even playing? It's like, what are we doing?' ”
“But I wouldn't say that's a part of an undisciplined team. That's just me not being aware of what's going on. That's not an indictment on Schotty or the team — just me as a player, not being aware of what's going. Like I said, I own it. And I moved on.”
Maybe the worst thing for Overshown is the way the Cowboys co-owner Stephen Jones criticized him, according to 105.3 The Fan via Sports Illustrated.
“It is (unacceptable),” Jones said. “It’s not a good look. It’s not a disciplined look. We certainly didn’t play a disciplined game yesterday with (14) penalties. We have to be better than that.”