Junior Jovais Galette[1] (born March 27, 1988) is a Haitian-born former professional American football linebacker.
Galette continued to be a key player for the St. Joseph football team in his senior season when he 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.
[citation needed] On February 1, 2006, Galette committed to play football for Temple University in Philadelphia, receiving a full scholarship.
2 on ESPN's college football plays of the week for his acrobatic punt block that led to a touchdown against BGSU.
[4] 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 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 became the team's regular starter at outside linebacker under new defensive coordinator Rob Ryan and posted a team-high 12 sacks.
[14][15] On November 16, 2015, Galette was suspended for two weeks[16] for violating the league's personal conduct policy, stemming from a domestic violence incident in January of 2015.
[21] In 2022, Galette sued the NFL and Commissioner Roger Goodell, alleging racial discrimination and blacklisting after he spoke out against racism in the league.
Galette claimed his contract offer from the Washington Commanders was rescinded due to his social media posts.
A federal judge dismissed the case, citing a lack of evidence for racial bias or First Amendment violations.