After becoming a member of the Raiders earlier this offseason, Michael Gallup is seemingly calling it a profession. The workforce introduced that they’ve positioned the huge receiver on the reserve/retired record.
The 2018 third-round decide rapidly established himself as a foundational piece in Dallas, ending his sophomore marketing campaign with 66 catches for 1,107 yards and 6 touchdowns. Regardless of the workforce’s addition of first-round WR CeeDee Lamb in 2020, Gallup nonetheless managed to high 800 receiving yards on a depth chart that additionally featured Amari Cooper.
The difficulty began in 2021. Gallup missed the primary chunk of the season due to a calf damage. He was restricted to a then-career-low 12.7 yards per reception that season on 35 catches earlier than struggling a torn ACL within the common season finale.
The group clearly wasn’t deterred by the accidents, because the entrance workplace handed Gallup a five-year, $62.5M extension earlier than buying and selling Cooper days later.
To Gallup’s credit score, he returned for 14 video games in 2022, however he clearly wasn’t the identical participant. Whereas Dak Prescott‘s absence partly performed into Gallup’s drop in manufacturing, the huge receiver was nonetheless restricted to solely 30 yards per sport. He managed to get into all 17 video games this previous season however his counting stats continued to drop, with the 28-year-old compiling solely 34 catches for 418 yards and two scores.
The Cowboys gave Gallup permission to hunt a commerce earlier this offseason, however the workforce finally determined to chop him earlier than a $4M wage assure was due. The wideout rapidly caught on with the Raiders, inking a one-year deal that might be value as much as $3M.
There was some hope that the veteran may absorb the snaps left by Hunter Renfrow, who was lower in March. The Raiders will now have an open competitors for the WR3 spot behind Davante Adams and Jakobi Meyers.