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Saints legend Steve Gleason released from Ochsner Medical Center

Gleason: 'I'm home with the family watching the Pelicans'

Mar 22, 2018 at 01:53 PM

New Orleans Saints legend Steve Gleason, hospitalized since last week, announced via Twitter on Thursday night that he has been released from Ochsner Medical Center.

Thanks to the team at Ochsner Medical Center, I'm home with the family watching the Pelicans, after watching Griffendor advance to the Elite 8. We still have some work to do before I'm at full health, but we have made good progress.
-SG

https://t.co/hrielzO8Ej
— Steve Gleason (@TeamGleason) March 23, 2018

Gleason turned 40 on Monday. The former special teams standout, who entered Saints lore by blocking a punt vs. the Atlanta Falcons in the re-opening game of the Mercedes-Benz Superdome, attended the retirement ceremony of former teammate Zach Strief last week.

Gleason announced in 2011 that he has ALS. He has been very open about life with the disease and his Team Gleason organization has been a leader in fund-raising for research and improving the daily life of those with the condition.

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