Cowboys Trade Pitch Dumps $57.5 Million Bust & Adds Former 1st-Round WR.
The Dallas Cowboys face a significant task in creating cap space during the 2024 offseason. The Cowboys need to negotiate contracts with stars such as Dak Prescott, CeeDee Lamb, and Micah Parsons. It’s unclear which is more crucial in the long run. But none of this matters if the cap cannot be reduced in the medium term. The Cowboys’ Michael Gallup is the most effective way to accomplish this.
There are some apparent possibilities for exits who can assist make this happen. Despite signing a five-year, $57.5 million contract in 2021, wide receiver Gallup has not lived up to expectations. The Cowboys could cut him after June 1 and save $9.5 million, but they would still be responsible for a portion of Gallup’s pay.
A trade gives them a cleaner break, and Bleacher Report is suggesting one that would cost a significant draft asset but allow the Cowboys to at least take a chance on a young guy to replace Gallup. In the deal B/R is proposing, the Cowboys would send Gallup and a third-round pick to the Titans for Treylon Burks, the 2022 first-rounder who has struggled to catch on in Tennessee.
Cowboys Michael Gallup Likely Done in Dallas
Gallup has very certainly played his last game in Dallas. If that’s the case, he had his most productive game in his final game, catching six passes for 103 yards in a playoff defeat to Green Bay. That’s Gallup’s sole 100-yard game of the 2023 season, and his first since 2021.
This is Gallup’s sixth season with Dallas, and it is his least productive. He averaged only 24.6 yards per game, the seventh consecutive season that figure has fallen.
Keeping that in mind, below are the details of B/R’s trade to the Titans:
“Hypothetical Trade We’d Love to See: WR Michael Gallup, 2025 third-round pick for WR Treylon Burks
“In this hypothetical scenario, the Cowboys would deal with the Tennessee Titans, a team that is short on receiver depth and long on cap space ($74 million). … In this scenario, Dallas would pair Gallup with a future third-round pick to land Titans receiver Treylon Burks, who has struggled to live up to his draft status in Tennessee.
“Burks has flashed some downfield ability, and swapping out a pricey veteran contract for a rookie deal would be a win for the Cowboys.”
3rd-Round Pick Worth Clearing Gallup’s Money?
To get rid of Gallup’s money, the Cowboys will give up a third-round pick in the next season’s draft.
Burks has only 49 receptions for 665 yards in 15 games over the last two seasons, making him a hazardous prospect. In 2023, he had a 52.4 grade from Pro Football Focus, placing him 119th out of 128 receivers. He has a $3.9 million cap hit, and despite his struggles, he is a 6-foot-2 former first-team All-SEC receiver with 4.55 speed.
Burks is a worthwhile gamble. And maybe he’s worth a third-round pick if it gets the Cowboys out of the Gallup trade.
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