John Keim of ESPN reports that the Raiders are hosting free agent OLB Junior Galette for a visit on Friday. According to Keim, Galette has drawn interest lately from a couple teams.
Last we heard regarding Galette, Redskins senior VP of player personnel Doug Williams said they informed him that they’re “going in another direction” at his position next season.
Before that, Chick Hernandez of NBC Sports Washington reported that the Redskins had withdrawn their latest offer to Galette, but several teams were still in play for him including the Browns and Rams.
Galette, 29, originally signed on with the Saints as an undrafted free agent out of Stillman back in 2010. The Saints later signed him to a massive four-year extension only to cut him loose less than a year into the new contract.
Galette signed on with the Redskins in 2015 but suffered multiple season-ending injuries. He’s testing the open market as an unrestricted free agent this offseason.
In 2017, Galette appeared in all 16 games for the Redskins and recorded 20 tackles, three sacks, a forced fumble and two pass defenses. Pro Football Focus has him rated as the No. 31 edge rusher out of 106 qualifying players.
We have him featured in our Top 50 Available 2018 NFL Free Agents list.
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