Once the Dallas Cowboys drafted CeeDee Lamb two years ago, the team pretty much knew they were going to pick a winner between Amari Cooper and Michael Gallup in the 2022 offseason. The way that Cooper’s contract was constructed, along with Gallup’s rookie deal finishing in 2022, meant a choice had to be made. Sure, through manipulations of the salary cap, it was conceivable to keep both, but that is a lot of capital for the wide receiver position, and somewhere down the line you would expect they would extend Lamb, so the position of keeping all of them was untenable.
Cowboys free agent signing grade 2022: The view of Michael Gallup’s re-signing in Dallas
