The Washington Commanders wide receiver room received a lot of attention at the tail end of OTAs, mainly for negative reasons.
All-Pro Terry McLaurin was absent because of frustrations regarding his contract situation, trade addition Deebo Samuel was subject to internet trolling from a video that accuses him of being overweight, and now Noah Brown, the famed receiver of last year's memorable Hail Mary against Chicago, was carted off the practice field with an injury.
Then there's Michael Gallup, who is attempting a comeback to the NFL after a one-year retirement stint during 2024.
Ever since his announcement to return to football and sign with Washington, we haven't heard much about him at team activities. That's because Gallup is dealing with a hamstring strain, in rather inopportune timing.
Add this to the long list of receiver-related distractions and disturbances to the Commanders' offseason.
Gallup had his share of injuries in his long career with the Dallas Cowboys, but it appears the year off didn't do him any favors in refreshing the body.
Not only does this set back put a dampener on Gallup's chances at proving that he can still play, but it also affects the Commanders' depth.
With McLaurin's situation up in the air and Brown and Gallup suffering injuries, Washington is left with Samuel leading the charge alongside two very young pieces in last year's second-rounder Luke McCaffrey and rookie Jaylin Lane.
Gallup was brought in on a supposed low-risk signing to help fill out the group. Now the one thing that could've caused concern has come up in injuries.
Head coach Dan Quinn and offensive coordinator Kliff Kingsbury were not expecting to see the room take a hit like this a month out from training camp.
For Gallup in particular, this injury couldn't have come at a worse possible time. McLaurin and Brown's situation would have put Gallup higher on the depth chart during OTAs to get him exposure and reps ... but now he'll have to hope he recovers smoothly and is given another shot.
If not, he may end up in a similar head space as last offseason, with little motivation to continue his career.
Commanders faithful are hoping he can pull through, because their team's receiver situation is already facing a large amount of turmoil this offseason.