Raiders to sign former Cowboys WR Michael Gallup - ESPN

HENDERSON, Nev. — The Las Vegas Raiders plan on signing former Dallas Cowboys receiver Michael Gallup to a one-year contract worth up to $3 million, sources told ESPN's Adam Schefter and Jeremy Fowler.

The pending signing is intriguing in that the Raiders already have a bevy of pass catchers on the roster:

Three-time first-team All-Pro receiver Davante Adams, who has at least 100 catches in five of his last six seasons; Jakobi Meyers, who had a career-high 8 touchdown catches last season; Tre Tucker, who averaged 17.4 yards per catch as a rookie in 2023; and a trio of pass-catching tight ends in Michael Mayer, who had 27 catches for 304 yards and 2 TDs as a rookie last season, veteran Harrison Bryant, who signed as a free agent in March after catching 89 passes and 10 TDs in four years with the Cleveland Browns, and first-round draft pick Brock Bowers, who caught 175 passes for 2,537 yards and 26 touchdowns in three years at Georgia.

The Raiders released five-year veteran slot receiver Hunter Renfrow this offseason and did not select a wide receiver in their eight picks of last week's draft, though Las Vegas did use a sixth-round selection on New Hampshire's Dylan Laube, a pass-catching running back who patterns his game after Christian McCaffrey.

Yet entering the draft, receiver was a top 3 position of need for the Raiders, along with quarterback and offensive tackle.

«We can move people around,» said Raiders first-year general manager Tom Telesco, referencing using the No. 13 overall pick on Bowers despite already having Mayer, a second-round pick in 2023, and Bryant already on the roster.

The Cowboys, meanwhile, released Gallup on March 15 to open $9.5 million in salary cap space.

Dallas gave Gallup, 28, permission to