The Dallas Cowboys entered the offseason with some huge concerns at the linebacker position. Last year, they relied on veteran Eric Kendricks, second-year redshirt DeMarvion Overshown, and rookie Marist Liufau to handle the majority of the workload. They also had Damone Clark and Nick Vigil, but both played less than 15% of the snaps on defense yet in the top five in snaps on special teams.
Entering the new season, the Cowboys were running quite thin at linebacker. Kendricks was only on a one-year deal and was a Mike Zimmer-guy many weren’t expecting to return. Overshown suffered a terrible knee injury last season and it’s unclear what his recovery will be like and if he will even play in 2025.