Cowboys news: The wide receiver position has some questions to be answered

What’s Next? Cowboys In Flux at WR Position – Patrik Walker, DallasCowboys.com

Dallas has a lot to think about at the wide receiver position.

Future: It’s time for Lamb and the Cowboys to sit down for their first-ever contract negotiation, and there can be little doubt that he’ll reset the market or come very near it in the near future; as I don’t see a scenario in which he is not in Dallas on a second contract.

That turns my eyes to the remainder of the WR corps, and particularly Gallup, who is set to hit the Cowboys’ salary cap for a hefty $45.55 million through the 2026 season, with $13.85 million of that landing in 2024 — if the contract is allowed to remain as-is.

That’s a number that isn’t commensurate with his current role in the offense and, as such, I’d think there will be dialogue on reducing it quite a bit by way of pay cut, restructuring (doesn’t require negotiation) or the like that would flip the switch and add millions of savings to the team’s cap number for 2024.

I’m not onboard with sending Gallup packing, because I believe his leadership, skill set and willingness to be a role player make him a glue guy for Prescott and McCarthy, but considering what will be needed to pay other players like Lamb (and Micah Parsons, plus others), it just makes sense to force the math to make more sense on Gallup.