Gallup (knee) caught passes while running routes Thursday for the first time since tearing his left ACL and MCL on Jan. 2, Michael Gehlken of the Dallas Morning News reports.

EDGE Analysis

Gallup was excited about the step forward and noted that he feels like he's making progress every day. He said in late July that he didn't expect to be ready for Week 1, but that doesn't automatically mean he'll start the season on the reserve/PUP list with a minimum four-game absence.

Gallup (knee) was spotted running and cutting on the side at Monday's practice, Michael Gehlken of The Dallas Morning News reports.

EDGE Analysis

Due to his status on the active/PUP list, Gallup hasn't been cleared to take part in practice, instead focusing on agility drills as he draws closer to returning from the torn ACL he sustained in his left knee Week 17 of last season. He told Jon Machota of The Athletic in late July that he isn't optimistic he'll be healthy by Week 1 this year, noting, "We got a little ways to go. It's gotta get a little bit stronger." With no clarity yet on Gallup's timetable to return and James Washington sidelined 6-to-10 weeks due to a broken foot suffered last Monday, rookie Jalen Tolbert and Noah Brown will operate as the next wide receivers up behind unquestioned No. 1 CeeDee Lamb.

Gallup (knee) acknowledged Thursday that at this time he doesn't view being ready to play Week 1 as a realistic possibility, Jon Machota of The Athletic reports.

EDGE Analysis

With that in mind, the wideout -- who is on the active/PUP list as he bounces back from ACL surgery -- doesn't have a precise timetable for his return to game action. "We got a little ways to go," Gallup noted Thursday. As long as he's unavailable, look for Jalen Tolbert and James Washington to see added reps behind Dallas' top healthy wideout CeeDee Lamb.

Coach Mike McCarthy said Gallup (knee) "has not missed a target yet" and is now in the "fourth quarter" of his rehab process, Michael Gehlken of The Dallas Morning News reports.

EDGE Analysis

The Cowboys still haven't commented on a timeline, but everything coming from the team has been optimistic since this spring. The timing of the injury nonetheless presents a challenge as far as Week 1 is concerned, with Gallup forced to wait until February for ACL surgery. He opens training camp on the active/PUP list along with the other players that aren't ready to practice, but that doesn't mean Gallup will remain there for the regular season (which would rule him out for the first six weeks). The Cowboys seemingly think he has a chance to contribute early in the season, even if it isn't Weeks 1/2.

The Cowboys placed Gallup (knee) on the active/physically unable to perform list Wednesday, Todd Archer of ESPN.com reports.

EDGE Analysis

Gallup's status for Week 1 still remains legitimately in question, so it's not much of a surprise to see him begin training camp on the PUP list. The 26-year-old wideout can come off the PUP list at any point in training camp, if deemed healthy, though the Cowboys seem unlikely to rush him back onto the field after having just locked in a five-year extension. Jalen Tolbert, James Washington (foot) and Noah Brown (hamstring) could handle added reps behind CeeDee Lamb as long as Gallup remains sidelined.

Cowboys owner Jerry Jones hinted Monday that Gallup (knee) isn't a lock to be available for Week 1 action, Michael Gehlken of The Dallas Morning News reports.

EDGE Analysis

The Cowboys clearly have confidence in Gallup's long-term prospects, having recently signed the wideout to a five-year deal, reportedly worth up to $62.5 million. However, Jones acknowledged that Gallup, who tore his ACL this past January, may not be 100 percent by the time the team's season opener rolls around. "Optimistically, I expect him to give us a question mark around the first game," Jones noted Monday. "And I see a conversation that says conservatively, you would like to have a couple more games to get him out there." Once Gallup is ready play, he and CeeDee Lamb will head Dallas' wideout corps, with Amari Cooper no longer in the mix, but if Gallup ends up out or limited early on this season, added opportunities would be available for James Washington and Noah Brown.

Gallup (knee) signed a five-year, $62.5 million contract extension with the Cowboys on Sunday.

EDGE Analysis

Gallup had been trending toward a deal to remain with the Cowboys since early March, and he'll avoid free agency with a deal that will keep him in Dallas through the 2026 season. The 26-year-old sustained a clean ACL tear in early January, but there's hope that he'll be cleared for game action in time for the start of the regular season. Gallup appeared in nine games during the 2021 campaign and secured 35 of 62 targets for 445 yards and two touchdowns. Once he's fully healthy, he's in line to serve as the Cowboys' clear No. 2 receiver behind CeeDee Lamb after the team traded Amari Cooper to the Browns on Saturday.

The Cowboys and Gallup (knee) are reportedly working on a deal to keep the pending free agent with the team, Adam Schefter of ESPN reports.

EDGE Analysis

Schefter's sources indicate that an agreement is considered close, with the latest on Gallup's chances of landing a new deal with Dallas arriving in the wake of a report that the team is prepared to move on from fellow pass-catcher Amari Cooper. In such a scenario, the Cowboys would free up needed cap space, some of which could go toward re-signing Gallup. Though the wideout is coming off a torn ACL suffered late last season, Michael Gehlken of The Dallas Morning News previously indicated that there is some optimism that the 26-year-old could be ready for start of the 2022 campaign.

Gallup is slated to undergo surgery on the torn ACL in his left knee next Thursday, Michael Gehlken of The Dallas Morning News reports.

EDGE Analysis

Gallup is exactly one month removed from suffering the injury, and the aforementioned procedure will be undertaken by team physician Dan Cooper. There's optimism from the Cowboys that the fourth-year wide receiver will be healthy by Week 1 of next season, but for whom the upcoming unrestricted free agent will be playing remains to be seen. The team can work out a long-term deal with Gallup before he hits the open market March 16, at which point the entire league can offer him deals.

Coach Mike McCarthy revealed Wednesday that Gallup (knee) hasn't yet had surgery to repair his torn ACL, Michael Gehlken of The Dallas Morning News reports.

EDGE Analysis

This isn't out of the ordinary, as it often takes a few weeks for swelling to subside after an ACL injury, even when it's a "clean tear" like Gallup's without significant damage to surrounding ligaments. As of Wednesday, it'd been two and a half weeks since Gallup suffered the injury in a Week 17 loss to Arizona. Still, the timing at the end of the season does put him in serious danger of missing the start of the 2022 campaign, a major complication as he's scheduled for unrestricted free agency this spring.