The Seattle Seahawks are sniffing around for more wide receiver depth, and a recently unretired former Dallas Cowboys target is coming in for a visit.
Aaron Wilson reported on Monday that Michael Gallup, who just visited the Washington Commanders, is scheduled to visit the Seahawks. Gallup had retired last year while under contract with the Las Vegas Raiders but it was evidently a short-lived retirement.
Drafted in the third round by Dallas back in 2018, Gallup’s best season with the Cowboys was in 2019 when he caught 66 passes for 1,107 yards and 6 touchdowns. Injuries have been a major problem for Gallup in terms of his availability and recapturing his best form. He started 2021 with a calf injury that landed him on injured reserve. Gallup returned to IR for good after an ACL tear in Week 17 against the Arizona Cardinals.
Even with the injury, the Cowboys still extended Gallup on a five-year contract worth north of $62.5 million, but he drifted further out of the offense and only managed a combined 73 catches for 842 yards and 6 touchdowns in 31 games played over the ensuing two seasons. Dallas released Gallup last offseason as a cap casualty. Right before training camp with the Las Vegas Raiders, Gallup announced his retirement from the sport.
Don’t read too much into this outside of kicking the tires on someone who was a productive secondary target early in his career. Any possibility of signing Gallup would come with the caveat that he’d be incredibly cheap and far from a roster lock.
