Gleason Officially Retired
 

Just wanted to send a big thank you to Steve for his contributions over the years. That blocked punt will probably be one of the most coveted plays in the history of our team. Good Luck


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thanks for memories Steve. You played with heart.

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this is truely one of the bigger blows the saints have taken since he went down.........you will not find these guys often, and we have yet to find one since......one of the bigger and perhaps best special teamer the saints have had or will have again..........
i respect his decision and want to thank him for all the years he put absolute thrills into the saint games...........good luck, sg you deserve it.........

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.. gonna miss that #37 flying down the field. As WHODATNJ said, the image of him cutting through the Falcons' line and blocking that punt is going to live forever in the memories of the Saints fans who saw it and lived the moment.

On a side note, kind of surprising, of all the plays made by players that are and have been Saints, from Manning, to Hilliard, Martin, Jackson, Mills, Deuce, just to name a few, the 3 plays that will always be remembered by Saints fans are plays made by role players on special teams: the opening KO for a TD by Gilliam, Milne falling on Az-Hakim's muff, and Gleason's blocked punt.

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And that crazy escape and needle thread TD throw AB made against San Fran. He got away from 4-5 defenders on that one. Too bad that ability was not displayed much after his first year splitting time with Blake.

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I wouldn't be surprised to see him become some kind of assistant one of these days.

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Wow .... only 7 years in the league ... his body must really be beat up or something ...Look at Fast Freddie ... he lasted way longer as a special teamer.

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Good memories. Thanks for all your efforts Steve.

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Wow only seven years, time flies when you are having fun. Thanks for your contribution dude. Your a Saint Forever !

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Man this stinks, hopefully we can find a way to keep him around in some capacity.

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I just read the story. Good for Steve. Steve thanks for all you've done for the SAINTS and for all gave to us fan. A SAINT forever.

The blocked Kick was awesome.

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:( i was starting to worry when i searched the web 2 days ago and couldn't find any updates on Gleason, now i know why
man i'm gonna hafta get a jersey with his name on it

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This news just ruined my day.

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Used to be a video or picture of him uppercutting a player on the other team in the groin. That's what I'll remember about him as well as the block. I laughed for days.

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I still say the Jacksonville miracle play was one of the most memorable plays, even with Carney blowing the PAT

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That one as well, and I thought about mentioning it, but the significance of the play pales in comparison with the significance of the three ST plays. Well, maybe its significance doesn't pale in comparison, it's just that the 3 ST plays signified a joyous occasion, while the Jacksonville play will always be associated with the big letdown of the missed PAT.

But you are right, that play is and will be one of the most remembered plays as well

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