Dallas Cowboys wide receiver Michael Gallup. Tim Heitman-USA TODAY Sports

Report: MRI confirms Cowboys' Michael Gallup has torn ACL

By Zac Wassink | Last updated Jan 3, 2022 2:32 PM ET

It was feared on Sunday evening that Dallas Cowboys wide receiver Michael Gallup suffered a torn ACL in his left knee during the second quarter of the Week 17 25-22 loss to the Arizona Cardinals that dropped Dallas to 11-5 on the season:

MICHAEL. GALLUP. Hope he’s ok #DallasCowboys #NFL #AZvsDAL pic.twitter.com/kQanFwdpgV
— Mr Matthew CFB (@MrMatthewCFB) January 2, 2022

According to ESPN's Adam Schefter, an MRI confirmed that diagnosis on Monday. Gallup will, thus, miss the postseason tournament, and his status for the 2022 campaign is up in the air considering he may need an entire year to recover from the injury.

He is out of contract and is set to hit free agency when the new NFL year opens in March.

Per ESPN stats, Gallup ends his season with 35 catches for 445 receiving yards and a pair of touchdowns serving as quarterback Dak Prescott's No. 3 receiver behind Amari Cooper and CeeDee Lamb. The 25-year-old was sidelined for seven games earlier in the season with a calf strain.

Dallas ends the regular season at the rival Philadelphia Eagles this coming Saturday night.

Zac Wassink

Zac Wassink is a longtime sports news writer and PFWA member who began his career in 2006 and has had his work featured on Yardbarker, MSN, Yahoo Sports and Bleacher Report. He is also a football and futbol aficionado who is probably yelling about Tottenham Hotspur at the moment and who chanted for Matt Harvey to start the ninth inning of Game 5 of the 2015 World Series at Citi Field. You can find him on X at @ZacWassink

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