Cowboys Rumors: $62.5 million bust on the “Roster Bubble,” according to experts.

Michael Gallup, a wide receiver for the Cowboys, has occasionally displayed the qualities the franchise anticipated when it signed him to a five-year, $62.5 million contract back in 2022. For instance, he combined for 11 catches and 152 yards in Weeks 3 and 4, and in Week 9, he had two catches for 70 yards and a score. However, those have been few and far between, and the majority of Cowboys reports regarding Gallup center around moves to remove him from the roster.

It’s not going to be easy. Because of the way his contract is structured, the Cowboys can’t save significant money unless they designate him for release after June 1, which means they won’t get any cap savings until it’s nearly summer.

Still, at Spotrac, the site that covers sports contract details, Gallup is listed among the players who are on the “roster bubble” for 2024. His one hope of staying with the Cowboys is another contract restructure, as he got in 2023.

“Gallup signed a low-end WR2 contract in March of 2022, but he’s never returned to full form on the field,” wrote cap and contract expert Mike Ginnitti. Having said that, an early trade or release on this deal would only release $800,000 due to its dead cap structure. would Dallas maintain this agreement through June 1st in order to earn $9.5 million for the summer, or is this merely an additional cap conversion that would keep Gallup with the team through 2024?

Michael Gallup Tore His ACL in 2021

Gallup’s best year was back in 2019, his second year in the NFL after the Cowboys picked him in the third round out of Colorado State in 2018. He had 66 catches for 1,107 yards and six touchdowns that year, and it’s that image of Gallup that Dallas has clung to since. He tore his ACL late in the 2021 season and still got the big contract months later.

But he has been beyond disappointing since. Gallup had 39 catches for 424 yards last season in 14 games, and in 15 games this season, he has 34 catches and 418 yards.

Last month, wide receivers coach Robert Prince wondered if the Cowboys were asking too much of Gallup. The implication was that Gallup was not up to the WR2 job anymore.

2024 Cowboys Rumors Will Focus on Dak Prescott

Of course, all Cowboys rumors in 2024 will be overshadowed by the contract talks with quarterback Dak Prescott. But the team has other holes to fill and questions to answer, including along the offensive line and, obviously, among the wide receivers. Veteran Brandin Cooks is serviceable, but not a No. 2 option. Second-year man Jalen Tolbert has gotten more opportunities, but it’s questionable that he can fill the role, either.

As for Gallup, the Cowboys increasingly look as though they need to do something. Cutting him won’t provide immediate relief, but there may be no other choice.

This is difficult to see, as Star-Telegram columnist Mac Engel stated. Because Michael Gallup is a wonderful man and you want to see good people succeed, it’s difficult to watch. The Dallas Cowboys’ #13 isn’t playing well right now. With each passing play, the decision to award Gallup a five-year, $62.5 million contract in March 2022 appears to be the worst of the numerous decisions the Cowboys have made in recent years.

According to SI.com, Prince stated, “You know, unfortunately, sometimes things don’t work out, but we put MG out on the island out there, and he’s going to get press coverage, and we’re asking him to win those battles.”

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