Team news: Dallas Cowboys

The Cowboys will be without WR James Washington for 6-10 weeks because of a fractured right foot suffered Monday, according to multiple sources. He is scheduled to undergo surgery on Tuesday in Dallas.

Related players: Michael Gallup, Jalen Tolbert, Noah Brown, CeeDee Lamb

With Gallup recovering from an ACL injury, it looks like the rookie Tolbert and Brown are next up on the suddenly thin depth chart, behind Lamb.

It's feared that veteran wide receiver James Washington may have suffered a Jones fracture.

Related Players: Jalen Tolbert, Michael Gallup

Immediate reports are ranging from a Jones fracture to a right turf toe. Regardless, if Washington is forced to miss time to begin the year, it will open the door for rookie Jalen Tolbert to operate as the WR3 behind CeeDee Lamb and Michael Gallup, when the latter returns later this Fall.

Cowboys wide receiver Michael Gallup tore his ACL in January, so it’s no surprise that he isn’t ready to hit the practice field during the first week of training camp.

Gallup was placed on the physically unable to perform list Wednesday.

There’s no timetable for Gallup to get on the practice field, but he can be activated at any point during camp. If Gallup is not activated from the PUP list before the cut to 53 players, he will have to miss the opening weeks of the regular season before he can return to practice and/or be added to the active roster, the story went on to say.

After recording zero catches his rookie season in Dallas, WR Simi Fehoko has spent the offseason in Dallas. He has spent time with Dak Prescott and feels he offers something that the WR room may lack due to offseason moves and injuries. "Being the bigger, taller and I guess heavier receiver to be able to have that blend of speed I feel like adding that with learning from the route runner from [Noah Brown] or CeeDee, I feel like it's only just going to get better," Fehoko said. "I feel like that is something I bring to the table."

"I ended up staying here and I was able to work with Dak a little bit through the offseason," Fehoko said. "It's been smooth for me just being able to deal with them and be here the whole offseason."

Fehoko has a leg-up on rookies such as Jalen Tolbert by being in the Cowboys system for a season, but if he wants to be irreplaceable he has to top players with higher draft capital (Tolbert) and force out veterans such as James Washington. Fehoko could be an intriguing dynasty player if his time in Dallas bares fruit.

Cowboys owner Jerry Jones told reporters when asked about WR Michael Gallup's ACL recovery that he could be a "question mark" Week 1, "and I see a conversation that says conservatively, you would like to have a couple more games to get him out there.”

It appears that Gallup's recovery is on par with expectations if he manages to get into games towards the end of the first month of the 2022 season. His WR2 role with the Cowboys is secure as long as he does not have a setback.

The Dallas Cowboys are signing WR James Washington to a one-year deal.

The addition of Washington gives Dallas a wideout with more work on the field than incumbent Noah Brown and helps fill out their three-wide sets until Michael Gallup returns. Washington has late-round value so long as the Cowboys do not add a receiver earlier in the NFL Draft.

The Dallas Cowboys have re-signed WR Michael Gallup to a five-year deal.

Great for Gallup to get a long-term deal despite an ACL tear. He gets some financial security, Dallas signs him slightly cheaper, and Dak Prescott has two of his top three targets at wideout back.

The Dallas Cowboys have traded WR Amari Cooper to the Cleveland Browns for draft picks.

Related Player: CeeDee Lamb

The Cowboys found a trade partner for Cooper, who becomes the obvious WR1 in Cleveland. Jarvis Landry is expected to play elsewhere in 2022, making Cooper the favorite to lead the Browns in targets.

In his NFL Scouting Combine story, ESPN's Matthew Berry talked about RB Ezekiel Elliott. "...the internal thought in Dallas is that Zeke is still a legit RB1 and that an improved offensive line this season (and Zeke being fully healthy) will help a lot. You'll still see a lot of Tony Pollard, of course, but the expectation is Elliott still gets a ton of work in 2022, including all the goal-line action. At least for this season, the "death of Zeke's value as a fantasy RB1 narrative" has been overblown. If his current ADP holds, he'll be a value in drafts come August."

Monitor best ball rankings/drafts early and see if the Cowboys add o-line depth once free agency starts.

The Cowboys are re-signing WR Noah Brown to a one-year deal.

Brown's return may not mean much, but unless the Cowboys draft a wideout assuming they move on from Amari Cooper, Brown could see his role increase in 2022.