Now that Junior Galette is officially a Redskins, it’s time for the real work to begin and for him to get out on the field and on Friday, he did just that. In January, Galette was arrested for domestic violence, although the charges were later dropped. But Galette first might have to hear from the NFL, which could hand down a stiff suspension for possible violation of the league’s personal conduct rules. The league also is reviewing a video which shows a man resembling Galette in a fight on a beach.
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Washington has signed Junior Galette to a one-year deal despite a multiple offseason incidents.
Per Spotrac, the veteran’s minimum for a player with between four and six years experience is $745,000. “I think we’ve done that and we’ll see the results of that this coming season”, Loomis said.
Saints fans no longer have to worry about the ugly headlines popping up with Galette’s name in them, but now they have to fret over the pass rush.
“I like to draw my own conclusions about people”.
New Orleans Saints defensive lineman Akiem Hicks is down to a svelte 325 pounds, which is the weight at which he’s been listed for his entire NFL career.
After being released by the Saints, Galette went on a tirade on Twitter blasting the Saints’ official Twitter account, although he later claimed it wasn’t him who posted those messages.
“I think the first thing that comes to mind is the quarterback, the Mike linebacker, personal protector where they can get additional reps up here, maybe a little bit more significant than just the two-dimensional film”, he said.
Galette was cut by the New Orleans Saints less than a year after he landed a massive contract extension from the team and was named one of its captains. But right now we have hopes and dreams for this team, and we’ve got an opportunity over these next few weeks to evaluate and prepare our club for this season.
According to NFL.com, Galette has not missed a game in the past two seasons and in that time, the linebacker has had 126 combined sacks, hits and hurries.
Washington’s general manager Scot McCloughan is trying to build a stout defense like he had while in the front offices of San Francisco and Seattle, and signing Galette is another step in that direction. He’s that versatile. I really like what he brings to the table and he can make an impact day one.
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“He told us he would do everything in his power to make sure that we wouldn’t regret it”, Gruden said. On Thursday, he drilled hand movements with Joe Kim, the martial arts specialist brought in to hone pass-rushers’ technique.
