(WGNO) – Former Saints linebacker Junior Galette wasn’t out of a job for long. ESPN reported Friday that the Redskins signed Galette to a one-year deal worth $745,000.
Galette’s agent, Alvin Keels, said on Twitter that Galette “is grateful for the second chance he is being afforded.”
He is grateful for the opportunity.
— Alvin Keels (@AlvinKeels) July 31, 2015
Saints General manager Mickey Loomis told WGNO this week that letting Galette go was a “hard decision” with “a lot of variables involved”.
Galette has been connected to two off-field controversies this year, which are being investigated by the NFL and could lead to a suspension.
In January 2015, police were called to Galette’s Kenner home after a live-in assistant claimed she was jumped by Galette and his cousin Terrance Banks. A misdemeanor domestic violence charge stemming from that incident was dropped a month later.
In June, Galette was back in the news after a video surfaced showing him hitting a woman with a belt during a brawl in 2013.
Galette joined the Saints in 2010 as an undrafted free agent and had 31.5 career sacks.
