The Facts: PFF is reporting that Gallup’s knee surgery last Thursday on his torn ACL “went well” (as NFL surgeries seem to somehow always do) and that more than that, the free-agent receiver will be “100 percent by August.”
Diehards Line:
There are some issues here. First, Gallup, a quality Cowboys player and person who a team source tells SI.com's Mike Fisher is a team "priority" when it comes to offseason signings, does not himself know when he’ll be fully recovered. Remember, however: The rehab from this surgery can take eight to 12 months. Gallup said he plans on being a “fast healer,” and we hope that is so. But he underwent the procedure on February 10. He’s a professional athlete with the best tools available to him, including his own will. But eight months means September. That will be a limiting factor for his 2022 contract hopes and perhaps his on-field production.