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#NextLevelRams update: Final 2018 edition
1/15/2019 7:26:00 PM | Football
Playoff run comes to an end for Michael Gallup and the Cowboys
A look back at the NFC Divisional Playoff weekend for current #NextLevelRams:
WR Michael Gallup – Dallas Cowboys
Michael Gallup showed that the stage was not too big. The rookie from Colorado State rose to the occasion in his first NFC Divisional Playoff game, putting up career-best numbers with 6 receptions for 119 yards. His effort nearly provided the difference in willing the Cowboys to a second-half comeback, but it was not enough, as Dallas fell to the No. 2 seed Los Angeles Rams, 30-22.
Gallup's receiving yards were the most by a Cowboys rookie in a playoff game, eclipsing the previous standard set by Alvin Harper (3-88) in a 1991 Cowboys victory over the Chicago Bears.
That performance capped a strong rookie season for Gallup who finished the regular season with 33 receptions for 507 yards (15.4) and two touchdowns, including 23 receptions for 340 yards over his last seven games. Adding in his playoff performance (8-137, 1 TD), Gallup caught 41 passes for 644 yards (15.7) and three touchdowns, and experienced an NFL playoff win in the Wild Card round, over the Seattle Seahawks.
#NextLevel Rams currently on NFL rosters:
LB Shaquil Barrett – Denver Broncos
Linebacker Shaquil Barrett is set to become an unrestricted free agent. For the season he tallied 3.0 sacks among his 28 total tackles.
RB Kapri Bibbs – Green Bay Packers
Kapri Bibbs was claimed off waivers by Green Bay Dec. 17, two days after being released by Washington, with whom he had spent just over a year. He played in the final two games of the season for the Packers. For the season, combining Washington and Green Bay statistics, Bibbs totaled 103 yards rushing with three touchdowns, and 16 receptions for 115 yards and a score.
RB Dalyn Dawkins – Tennessee Titans
Dawkins, who finished the regular season on the Titans' practice squad, was signed a reserve/future contract on Dec. 31, 2018. The Titans had re-signed Dawkins to their practice squad on Dec. 5 after several weeks on the active roster. It was Dawkins' second stint on the active roster in his rookie season of 2018.
OL Zack Golditch – Arizona Cardinals
Zack Golditch signed with Arizona Nov. 5 from the Indianapolis Colts' practice squad and played in two games. He had previously spent time on the San Francisco 49ers' practice squad after being signed by L.A. Chargers as an undrafted free agent and spending the summer and all of training camp with the club.
QB Garrett Grayson – Denver Broncos
Grayson finished the regular season on the Denver Broncos' practice squad, and was signed on Dec. 31, 2018 to a reserve/future contract. He had spent training camp and the latter portion of the 2017 season with Atlanta.
WR Rashard Higgins – Cleveland Browns
Higgins finished his third NFL season on a high note with four receptions for 84 yards in Cleveland's narrow 26-24 loss at AFC North champ Baltimore. Over the final two weeks of the regular season he made 10 receptions for 144 yards (14.4) and a touchdown. Higgins finished the season with 39 receptions for 572 yards (14.7) and four touchdowns. He ranked fourth on the team in receiving yards, fifth in receptions and tied for second in receiving touchdowns.
P Hayden Hunt – Tampa Bay Buccaneers
Hunt signed a a reserve/future contract with the Tampa Bay Buccaneers on Jan. 3, 2019. The 2015 Ray Guy Award finalist had workouts with several NFL franchises since finishing his career at CSU in 2016, and now has signed his first NFL contract.
C Weston Richburg – San Francisco 49ers
Center Weston Richburg signed with the 49ers as an unrestricted free agent last offseason after spending his first four NFL seasons as a starter for the New York Giants, who drafted him in the second round in 2014. He was a starter in all 15 of the games he played in 2018, missing one game due to a knee injury.
OL Ty Sambrailo – Atlanta Falcons
Sambrailo, who played in every Falcons game in 2018, was moved into the starting lineup late in the season and started each of the Falcons' final four games--three at right tackle and one at left guard.
LS Trent Sieg – Oakland Raiders
Sieg appeared in 15 games for the Oakland Raiders, handling all long-snapping situations for the Raiders after signing with the club following Week 1 of the season. Sieg signed with Baltimore as an undrafted free agent and spent all of the summer and training camp with the Ravens.
