The Facts: The Dallas Cowboys ostensibly chose to keep Gallup at $11.5 million per season over Amari Cooper at $20 million per season, trading the latter to Cleveland soon after inking the former to a new contract. The 26-year-old Gallup is rehabbing an ACL tear suffered in Week 17. When he gets back on the field, Gallup knows he must prove the Cowboys made the right decision. "When I get back out there, you got to take it up a notch," Gallup said. "They put all their faith in me, so I've got to put the work into the team, got to be a leader vocally, got to be a leader physically on the field."

Diehards Line: Gallup doesn't have a timetable for return from his injury at this stage. "As soon as possible," he said. "Right now, it's me working out, upper body, getting in the pool, on the bike, standing on one leg as [long] I can. You want to do it the right way. ..." We'll be watching for more.