Fuel for the Cowboy fan........Keyshawn for Galloway

As reported by ESPN...........

The first step toward a possible Johnson trade was taken Monday when Tampa Bay Buccaneers general manager Bruce Allen granted Johnson's agent permission to talk with the Cowboys.


Cowboys owner Jerry Jones expressed to Allen interest in a possible trade of receiver Joey Galloway for Johnson last week at the NFL combine in Indianapolis, the St. Petersburg Times reported. The newspaper did not detail parameters of a deal or whether draft picks would be included.


Both Johnson and Galloway are scheduled to earn $6 million for the coming season. Johnson was deactivated by the Bucs in November, saying he had become disruptive during a 4-6 start that followed their Super Bowl XXXVII appearance.


"We'll see what happens," Bucs coach Jon Gruden told the Times. Jones also would not comment on the likelihood of a trade.


"What I will say is he is on our team and under contract," he told the Fort Worth Star-Telegram. "Now we've got some work to do on that contract."


It has been reported that the Bucs are prepared to pay Johnson a $1 million roster bonus on April 1 in order to control his rights straight through to opening day of the coming season. He is midway through an eight-year, $56 million contract that included a $13 million signing bonus.