The individual in question is a former professional football player who, during his playing career, donned the role of safety for the esteemed New Orleans Saints, commencing his tenure with the Indianapolis Colts in the year 2000 as an undrafted free agent.
This remarkable individual is most notably recognized for his extraordinary act of bravery, which occurred early in a 2006 game, where he successfully blocked a punt, thereby symbolizing the city of New Orleans' unwavering spirit of resilience and recovery, as the team took to the field for their first home game following the devastating aftermath of Hurricane Katrina.
After an illustrious eight-year stint in the National Football League, Gleason bid farewell to the sport in 2008.
In a remarkable display of courage and determination, Gleason publicly disclosed his battle with amyotrophic lateral sclerosis (ALS) in the year 2011, subsequently establishing the nonprofit foundation Team Gleason, which has thus far raised millions of dollars towards the pursuit of groundbreaking ALS research.
