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New Orleans Saints pass-rusher Junior Galette wouldn’t say he faced a “backlash” from inside his own locker room after he made comments last week that he would take his teammates now over the players who helped New Orleans win a Super Bowl in February 2010.

He did, however, receive “feedback.” And while Galette didn’t delve into details of that feedback, the most important thing he drew out of it was that “my teammates will always have my back,” he said Friday.

“That’s about it,” said Galette, who hadn’t spoken to reporters since his remarks provoked a strong reaction in news reports and social media. “They always have my back, regardless of what’s going on outside the (Saints’) world. The locker room’s always going to have my back; we’re going to have each other’s back.”

Galette insisted he had moved past the controversy and was squarely focused on the Chicago Bears (5-8), who host the Saints (5-8) on Monday night. Alluding to the fact the Saints had been defeated in four of their previous six outings, he said, “We haven’t lost this many games I feel like since I’ve been here. ... It’s a business of winning — it’s a fun game, but it’s a serious business, so we have to win games.”

When Galette met with reporters Friday, it had been eight days since he expressed his belief that Saints defenders these days were better than the ones who preceded them. In the process, he singled out pass-rusher Will Smith and linebacker Jonathan Vilma, who won championship rings with the Saints less than five seasons ago.

A multitude of Saints fans grew upset with Galette, who arrived in New Orleans as an undrafted rookie the season after the team won the Super Bowl. Vilma and Smith both fired back on Twitter.

And Saints coach Sean Payton said Galette’s interview went “five minutes too long.” The coach of the Super Bowl team, Payton said such debates should be reserved when everyone affiliated with the Saints during this era is 70 or 75 years old and sitting around a fire.

Read more: Saints’ Junior Galette says he received ‘feedback’ about his comments, but the locker room still supports him | Saints | The Advocate — Baton Rouge, Louisiana

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