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Coach's Turn: Jay Gruden At The Mic

Jul 31, 2015 at 08:02 AM

Before the team's afternoon practice, Redskins head coach Jay Gruden took to the podium to address the media on Friday.

He spoke at length about the Redskins' latest signing, linebacker Junior Galette, and the suspension of cornerback Bashaud Breeland.

Here are some of the highlights via @Redskins and local beat reporters:

Gruden on the signing of Junior Galette: "We came up with a group effort to give him an opportunity here."
— Washington Redskins (@Redskins) July 31, 2015

Gruden said he watched Galette on tape, and look at him as a football player, ask him about his past, and as a group they decided to sign
— Mike Jones (@ByMikeJones) July 31, 2015

Gruden said of Bashaud Breeland's recently-announced one-game suspension: "He's going to learn from this."
— Washington Redskins (@Redskins) July 31, 2015

Gruden: "We feel like the locker room that we have is strong enough that we can help [Galette] out."
— Zac Boyer (@ZacBoyer) July 31, 2015

Junior Galette will not practice today for the Skins. Gruden says he'll be on the field tomorrow #Redskins #trainingcamp
— Jason Pugh (@JPughSports) July 31, 2015

Gruden: Galette "will get an opportunity to show what he can do," but Trent Murphy and Preston Smith will still get shot at starting job.
— Washington Redskins (@Redskins) July 31, 2015

Jay Gruden said he left it to GM Scot McCloughan and team president Bruce Allen to do due diligence on Galette. He evaluated on field fit
— Brian McNally (@bmcnally14) July 31, 2015

Gruden said team's medical staff made its own examinations of Galette's pectoral and felt fine. They'll ramp up his use over time.
— Zac Boyer (@ZacBoyer) July 31, 2015

Gruden: Conducting the walkthrough in the morning led to fewer mistakes in the afternoon practice yesterday in the first day of #SkinsCamp.
— Washington Redskins (@Redskins) July 31, 2015

Gruden on rookie WR/returner Jamison Crowder: "He's done a great job. He's very smart .. understands the passing game & the route concepts."
— Washington Redskins (@Redskins) July 31, 2015

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