The New Orleans Saints defense may have just received some very good news.
According to Ian Rapoport of the NFL Network, defensive end Junior Galette will not need surgery to repair a pectoral injury suffered while lifting weights earlier this month.
Galette had been waiting on a final opinion on the injury and received the positive returns from Dr. James Andrews on Monday.
Surgery would have kept Galette out for months, possibly even the entire season. Instead, Galette has a chance to be ready for the start of the season, per Rapoport.
Galette has played in every game for the Saints over the last two seasons and racked up 22 sacks over that span.