Possible Destinations For Former Saints OLB Junior Galette

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Although the New Orleans Saints released outside linebacker Junior Galette due to off the field issues and reported problems within the organization, you can bet that won’t stop him from finding a new home.

I’d be willing to bet that as soon as the news broke Friday, several teams began to inquire about the outspoken pass rusher.

Galette still has to pass a physical which then will make his release official but he’s probably already getting ready to make the free agent tour that wasn’t supposed to happen until years down the road.

He will have to convince teams that he’s not who’s being portrayed in the media or as the “cancer” in the locker room that some Saints players saying he was.

Also I’m fully aware that many in the Saints fanbase, and local media as well, think that due to a huge Twitter rant by a user with the handle “Gorgeous Gal” will hurt Galette’s chances of going somewhere.

The speculation is the account allegedly belonged to either a female friend of the pass rusher or was being manned by Junior himself due to some of the “inside information” including personal jabs towards current and former members of the Saints organization as well as the local media.

As I mentioned this is alleged with no real proof at this time that it was Galette — and the account has since been been deleted.

So please stew over the screenshots you took of the Twitter exchange all you want and let your Black and Gold blood boil over, because there’s going to be some team that overlooks some of the baggage just to have his pass rushing ability.

Oct 13, 2013; Foxborough, MA, USA; New Orleans Saints linebacker Junior Galette (93) during the first quarter against the New England Patriots at Gillette Stadium. The Patriots defeated the Saints 30-27. Mandatory Credit: Stew Milne-USA TODAY Sports

I went around to the 31 other teams and used depth charts from Ourlads.com to see how those teams are sitting with their current options and also if I thought they could possibly deal with the potential issues that may come with signing Galette.

Looking at the two positions he’s played, outside linebacker and defensive end, whatever team picks him up will likely use him as the Saints were starting to which is strictly as a pass rusher which I’m leaning towards him playing defensive end.

While Galette has a good feeling that he won’t face a suspension for the domestic case, nothing is officially announced yet by the NFL.

There’s also the issue of the now infamous beach brawl video that is alleged to show Galette striking a female with a belt and if that would involve any league discipline.

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A suspension would give teams some pause in signing him, but ultimately someone would just as the New England Patriots did with cornerback Brandon Browner when he had to sit out four games for a suspension last year.

For some teams, the chance to land a player with Galette’s pass rush ability would be too good to pass up.

With that in mind, there are possibly seven destinations throughout the National Football League where Galette could end up, and I’ve broken down all seven of them for you in these next few pages.

Oh, and by the way —– yes, that includes him staying in the NFC South.

So, with that in mind, here are the Possible Destinations For Former Saints OLB Junior Galette; starting with………

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