The previous, glum medical assessment of New Orleans Saints linebacker Junior Galette appears to have been direr than it should have been.
Galette, who led the Saints with 10 sacks last season, has missed time this offseason with a pectoral injury. But the injury will not require surgery, and Galette possibly will be ready to participate in training camp.
“We’ll see, we’re optimistic,” Coach Sean Payton said Tuesday. “I think all along, we’ve kind of just been wanting to make sure enough eyes were on him, kind of do the best thing here as we approach this break.