The Cowboys got the win over the Colts last week, but DeMarvion Overshown’s penalty turned into one of the uglier moments from the game. With a key Week 10 matchup against the 49ers coming up, Overshown addressed the mistake and made it clear he knows it can’t happen again.
According to a post on X by Jon Machota, Overshown said he didn’t realize stepping onto the field 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.”
He later expanded on what happened, 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.’ ”
The penalty stood out even more because the Cowboys were already piling up flags against the Colts. Overshown said that made his mistake feel 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?
' ”
He also pushed back on the idea that the mistake reflected a broader discipline problem.
“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.”
Cowboys co-owner Stephen Jones was blunt about the issue, too, 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.”
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