DALLAS (105.3 The Fan) - There is mounting pressure on the Cowboys to bring in another receiver opposite CeeDee Lamb when the season begins in September.
The heat on the Cowboys turned up a little bit more Tuesday after Cowboys EVP and Director of Player Personnel Stephen Jones told media members at the NFL owners meetings in Palm Beach, Florida, that receiver Michael Gallup "could miss two or three games at the beginning of the season," according to Clarence Hill of the Fort Worth Star-Telegram.
These comments come after owner Jerry Jones told the media that Gallup's status for Week 1 was up in the air, but that he could miss a couple games.
"Optimistically, I expect him to give us a question mark around the first game. And I see a conversation that says conservatively, you would like to have a couple more games to get him out there," Jones said Monday.
Despite suffering a torn ACL in Week 17, the 26-year-old re-signed with the Cowboys this offseason on a five-year, $62.5 million contract this offseason, which included $27 million in guaranteed money.
After signing the deal, Gallup said he couldn't “put a timeline on it," when asked when he might return, but that he'll work diligently to be back by the start of the year.
As Hill stated, the Cowboys will be targeting receivers in the first or second round of next month's NFL Draft because it's a "huge need" on the roster. right now.
Two of the team's top-four receivers last season, Amari Cooper and Cedrick Wilson, are no longer here. Dallas did agree to a deal with former Steelers deep threat James Washington in free agency, and brought back No. 5 receiver Noah Brown, but they still have a void to fill regardless of Gallup's health.
