Junior Galette

Junior Jovais Galette (born March 27, 1988) is a Haitian born former American football outside linebacker.

He played college football at Temple and Stillman.

Galette was signed as an undrafted free agent with the New Orleans Saints.

Galette has also played for the Washington Redskins.

Junior Galette was born in Port-au-Prince, Haiti.

After moving to the US, Galette started as linebacker for Ramapo High School in New Jersey.

Following his sophomore season, Galette transferred as a scholarship athlete to Saint Joseph Regional High School in Montvale, New Jersey in 2006, an all-boys school with a history of athletic success.

Galette played for the football and basketball teams as a junior and senior.

During his first year at St. Joseph's as a junior, reunited with then St. Joseph seniors Devin and Jason McCourty, Galette led the football team to victory in its state Non-Public Group III title game, adding to the school's then-streak of six straight championship titles under head coach Tony Karcich.

Galette continued to carry the St. Joseph football team, even without the graduated McCourty twins, in his senior season when Galette had 70 tackles and 12 sacks at linebacker and 10 touchdowns and 41 catches for 492 yards at wide receiver, capping the season with St. Joseph's seventh straight state Non-Public Group III championship title under head coach Tony Karcich.

On February 1, 2006, Galette committed to play football for Temple University in Philadelphia, receiving a full scholarship.

Galette played in 11 games with nine starts as a true freshman at Temple, earning Freshman All-American recognition.

That freshman season Galette made 52 tackles (32 solo), 5.5 tackles for loss, 1 sack, 1 pass breakup, and 1 block.

In his college debut as a true freshman, Galette earned Defensive Player of the Game honors for his 9 tackles (5 solo) and 2.5 tackles for loss.

Galette was ranked No. 2 on ESPN's college football plays of the week for his acrobatic punt block that led to a touchdown against BGSU.

Galette lettered his freshman year at Temple.

In his sophomore year at Temple, Galette played in all 12 games with 4 starts at defensive end.

Galette finished his sophomore season with 41 tackles, 11.5 tackles for loss, 7.5 sacks, 2 forced fumbles, and 1 pass breakup, leading the Temple Owls in tackles for loss and sacks.

His 7.5 sacks ranked 4th among all Mid-Atlantic Conference players.

Galette was named Defensive Player of the Game for Temple's win over Miami, in which he led the defense with 6 tackles, 3 sacks, and a forced fumble.

Galette was named Mid-Atlantic Conference Defensive Player of the Week (October 22, 2007).

Galette lettered his sophomore year at Temple.

Galette continued to lead Temple's defense in his junior year, starting at defensive end.

Galette finished his junior season with 46 tackles, a team-best 10 tackles for loss, a team-best 7.5 sacks, three break-ups, a hurry, and a forced fumble.

In Temple's win over Navy on November 1, 2008, Galette led the Owls with a career-high 11 tackles, including 6 solo takedowns and a break-up, holding Navy to its lowest point total in 4 years.

Galette was named Defensive Player of the Game against Navy and Central Michigan.

Galette earned Temple Athlete of the Week honors for his performance against Ohio.

Galette was honored with Second-team All-Mid-Atlantic Conference in 2008.

Galette lettered his junior year at Temple.

Following his junior year, Galette was dismissed from the team for making "boneheaded mistakes" and for hosting a cousin who was arrested for stealing a laptop computer.

Galette transferred to Stillman College in Tuscaloosa, Alabama for his senior year.

Galette was honored as a First-team All-American for his senior year performance at Stillman and was invited to participate in the NFL's rookie combine.

Galette was not drafted in the 2010 draft and signed with the Saints as a free agent.

His energetic play made him a fan favorite during the preseason, and after he blocked a punt and registered two sacks in the Saints' final preseason game, Galette was selected for the Saints' 53-man regular season roster in 2010.

In the 2013 season, Galette signed a 3-year deal worth up to 9 million dollars.

Galette became the team's regular starter at outside linebacker under new defensive coordinator Rob Ryan and posted a breakout season with a team-high 12 sacks.

On September 3, 2014, Galette signed a four-year contract extension worth $41.5 million.

He was selected by teammates as one of the defensive team captains for the 2014 season and played all 16 of the Saints' games that season and ended up getting 45 total tackles, 10 sacks, and 3 forced fumbles.

On July 24, 2015, Galette was officially released from the team.

On July 31, 2015, Galette signed a one-year contract with the Washington Redskins.