The ' top defensive player in 2014 suffered a pectoral injury. Linebacker injured his pectoral muscle recently and is evaluating his options whether to undergo surgery, according to NFL Media's Albert Breer, per a source informed of the situation.Breer reported the are still doing tests and fear the injury is significant. The 27-year-old pa s rusher suffered the pec injury lifting weights, according to Breer. Galette was absent from the team's OTA Korey Lee Jersey se sion on Thursday.NFL Media Insider Ian Rapoport reported Friday that an update on Galette's status will likely take a week or so, according to a source informed of the situation. Doctors are currently split on whether surgery is nece sary and the team is awaiting one more opinion from a physician on vacation, per Rapoport.Surgery for a pectoral muscle generally sidelines a player for an average of five to six months, which would put Galette on the shelf for the bulk of the season. The pa s rusher signed a four-year, $41.5 million contract extension with the before last season and the team planned to keep him paired with , who was earlier this week. Any mi sed time on the field for Galette would be a huge blow to defensive coordinator Rob Ryan, who has vowed his unit will bounce back from a dismal 2014 campaign. Galette compiled 22 sacks and 85 tackles over the past two seasons, leading the team in quarterback takedowns in 2014 with 10. The , already in need of pa s rushers, would be in a world of hurt sans Galette for a long stretch of the season. The latest Podcast including 's ma sive extension and the return of . Find more content on . Billy Hamilton Jersey