The Las Vegas Raiders placed Michael Gallup on the reserve/retired list on Tuesday, according to a report from ESPN.
Gallup, recently acquired by the Las Vegas Raiders, announced his retirement from professional football just one day before the team's first training camp practice. according to Gallup, 28, signed a one-year contract worth up to $3 million with the Raiders in April and was expected to be a front-runner to be the team's No. 3 receiver, according to ESPN.
Former Dallas Cowboys wide receiver Michael Gallup (28 years old) has officially retired.
After one off-season with the Raiders, Gallup said he was done.
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Gallup, who played six years in the NFL, most recently with the Dallas Cowboys, had a remarkable career with 266 receptions, 3,744 yards and 21 touchdowns. According to ESPN, Gallup was released on March 15, ending his tenure with the Cowboys, which freed up $9.5 million in salary cap space for the team. After injuring his ACL in late 2021, Gallup struggled to return to peak form. Despite signing a five-year, $57.5 million contract with the Cowboys in 2022, his performance after the injury did not reflect the high average of 15.5 yards per catch he had previously maintained.
ARLINGTON, Texas – January 14, 2024: Dallas Cowboys player Michael Gallup (number 13) is taken down by Green Bay Packers player Jaire Alexander (number 23) during the third quarter of the NFC Wild Card Playoff game at AT&T Stadium in Arlington, Texas. (Photo by Ron Jenkins/Getty Images)
His post-injury performance was 73 catches for 842 yards and six touchdowns, and while he didn't have a 100-yard game in either the 2022 or 2023 regular season, he did have a bright spot in January when he caught six passes for 103 yards in a wild-card game against the Green Bay Packers, according to ESPN. His peak season came in 2019, when he had 66 catches for 1,107 yards and six touchdowns. (Related article: The Las Vegas Raiders introduce a spectacular way to hold tailgate parties, but it reportedly costs a pretty penny.)
Additionally, the Raiders are working on other roster pieces heading into training camp. Starting left tackle Kolton Miller, who missed a career-high four games last season with injury and underwent shoulder surgery in the offseason, will begin camp on the physically unable to play (PUP) list, according to ESPN. Other players on the PUP list with him include rookie receiver Jalen Guyton, linebacker Darien Butler, guard Jake Johanning and rookie Jackson-Powers-Johnson.
