FRISCO, Texas — The NFL fined Dallas Cowboys linebacker DeMarvion Overshown $9,527 for his late hit on New York Giants quarterback Jaxson Dart in the Sept. 13 season opener at MetLife Stadium, NFL Network’s Tom Pelissero reported Saturday.
With 9:38 left in the first quarter, Dart faced second-and-10 at the New York 41-yard line. He scrambled left for 22 yards. Overshown hit him after he crossed the sideline and sent him toward the Giants’ bench, and a scuffle followed.
Officials flagged Overshown 15 yards for unnecessary roughness. The penalty moved the ball to the Dallas 22, and Cam Skattebo finished the drive with a 3-yard touchdown run.
Dart stayed in the game. He went 23-of-29 for 230 yards and 3 touchdowns and ran 11 times for 54 yards in New York’s 28-20 win.
Under the league’s 2026 fine schedule, a first-offense late hit on a quarterback carries an $11,941 fine. The first-offense figure for a hit on a defenseless player is $17,911.
DeMarvion Overshown’s Second Career Fine Came After Raheem Mostert Hit
Saturday’s fine is the second of Overshown’s career. On Nov. 17, with 1:04 left in the second quarter of a Monday night game in Las Vegas, he shoved Raheem Mostert, then a Las Vegas Raiders running back, after Mostert had gone out of bounds on a 4-yard run. Officials did not throw a flag on that play.
The league fined Overshown $8,166 for unnecessary roughness five days later. Dallas won that game 33-16, and it was Overshown’s first game of the 2025 season. Between the two fines, he has been docked $17,693.
Dallas drafted Overshown in the third round, 90th overall, in 2023 out of the Texas Longhorns. He tore the ACL in his left knee in the 2023 preseason and missed his rookie year. In 13 games in 2024, he had 90 tackles and 5 sacks before tearing the ACL and MCL in his right knee that December.
DeMarvion Overshown Out Against Washington Commanders With Hamstring Strain
Dallas ruled out Overshown and safety Malik Hooker on Friday for Sunday’s home opener against the Washington Commanders. Neither practiced this week, according to the Cowboys’ final injury report. Hooker has a fractured forearm.
Early in the fourth quarter against New York, Overshown grabbed his right hamstring after a play and hobbled to the sideline. He finished with 7 tackles. He wore the green dot and played 51 defensive snaps.
An MRI on Monday showed a strain. Cowboys coach Brian Schottenheimer put the timeline at one to two weeks.
“We’ll see how he does, but nothing long term,” Schottenheimer said Monday.
Rookie Jaishawn Barham, a third-round pick, played 34 defensive snaps in the opener, and Dee Winters played 40. Schottenheimer said Wednesday at The Star that he has zero doubts Barham will play well.
“He’ll be the green dot for us, and again, he’s got great command of what we’re doing,” Schottenheimer said Friday.
In May 2023, Overshown signed a four-year, $5,390,028 rookie contract that included a $920,020 signing bonus, according to Spotrac. His 2026 cap hit is $1,723,169. He is scheduled for unrestricted free agency after the season.
Kickoff against Washington is set for 3:25 p.m. CT Sunday at AT&T Stadium on FOX. The Giants play the Los Angeles Rams on the road.
