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Las Vegas Raiders wide receiver Michael Gallup retires from NFL at 28
July 24 (UPI) — Las Vegas Raiders wide receiver Michael Gallup will retire from the NFL at age 28, the AFC West franchise announced. The Raiders placed Gallup on the reserve/retired list Tuesday, indicating his departure from the league. Gallup also shared several posts about his retirement on his Instagram story. Raiders rookies reported to training camp Sunday in Costa Mesa, Calif. Veterans reported Tuesday to the Jack Hammett Sports Complex. The Raiders signed Gallup to a one-year contract in April. Gallup spent his first six seasons with the Dallas Cowboys. The third-round pick in the 2018 NFL Draft totaled 266 catches for 3,744 yards and 21 scores over 86 career appearances. Gallup totaled career-highs with 66 catches, 1,107 yards and six touchdowns over 14
appearances for the Cowboys in 2019. The Cowboys signed the former Colorado State star to a $57.5 million contract extension in 2022, but later restructured that deal. The veteran playmaker caught 34 passes for a career-low 418 yards and two scores over 17 appearances last season. The Cowboys released Gallup in March. Gallup was to play a backup role behind Raiders starting wide receivers Davante Adams and Jakobi Meyers in 2024-25. The Raiders will face the Minnesota Vikings in their preseason opener at 4 p.m. EDT Aug. 10 in Minneapolis. They will open the regular season against the Los Angeles Chargers on Sept. 8 in Los Angeles.
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Raiders coaching staff: AP loves having Carnell ‘Cadillac’ Williams drive running back room
As he was finalizing his first hand-picked coaching staff as the head coach of the Las Vegas Raiders, Antonio Pierce was forced to pivot.
His first choice to coach the team’s running backs, DeShaun Foster, left the team a week after being hired because his alma mater, UCLA, made him the head coach after Chip Kelly departed. It was unfortunate timing for the Raiders, but such things happen. Yet, Pierce didn’t fret nor did he panic.
Even though, he is a young coach, Pierce has a solid networking crew and it led him to Carnell “Cadillac” Williams. Like Pierce, Williams is a former NFL player who is now a coach.
So, Pierce hooked up with Williams and now the two are together. While it was an ideal situation, Pierce is thrilled to hook up with Williams and have him on his staff. Pierce is excited to work with Williams after their football paths have aligned for nearly 20 years.
Yeah, 2005, we played against Cadillac when he was a rookie,” Pierce said about how long he’s known Williams. “Played him several times throughout his career. Interesting, when I was the head
coach at [Long Beach] Poly, we did an NFLPA game together. We were on the same staff. Saw him work there, I think it was 2013 or 14. And then just watching college football, saw what happened in Auburn, and to be honest thought he was still there on staff. And then obviously, we was looking at different coaches at that position and I kind of got a text from somebody like, ‘Hey, did you think about Cadillac?’ I was like, ‘He’s coaching at Auburn, he’s going to get the head coach job.’ I remember something of that nature. We spoke on the phone, and this was a no brainer for me, man. Like, he is a hard worker, he’s a grinder, he’s a gritty guy. Obviously, that backfield he had out of Auburn, he had Brandon Jacobs as a freshman, Ronnie Brown and then Cadillac. And those
guys, I mean, they played the game the right way. I mean, they were physical, they were tough. Love ball, gritty guys. And I thought really at that running back room because that room is so unique now National Football League and how it’s being evaluated and the pay scale that you need somebody there that can really just not talk ball with them but talk off the field football with them understanding what it is and the ups and downs of playing running back in National Football League.”
