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Steve Gleason, a erstwhile New Orleans Saints information who is battling ALS, had an mishap portion exiting his van, his wife, Michel Varisco Gleason, said successful a station connected societal media.
The 47-year-old was connected the roadworthy to betterment pursuing the incident.
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New Orleans Saints prima Steve Gleason, #37, is called for walk interference against St. Louis Rams Kevin Curtis, #83, successful the archetypal 4th astatine the Edward Jones Dome successful St. Louis connected Oct. 23, 2005. (Scott Rovak-USA TODAY Sports)
"Steve had an mishap exiting his van yesterday to talk astatine the Gleason Life Skills Volleyball Clinic," the station connected his X relationship read. "It was traumatic for him and for each of america who witnessed him mangled connected the asphalt. Although helium is hurt, it could person been overmuch worse.
"Miraculously, helium was spared greater wounded due to the fact that helium was strapped into his wheelchair and due to the fact that of the swift enactment of his attraction team, a passerby doctor, and family."
His woman joked the erstwhile NFL subordinate was gearing up for a combat against Jake Paul.
"He is astatine location resting and grateful for this brainsick fantastic beingness and the enactment and emotion from everyone."
New Orleans Saints erstwhile information Steve Gleason watches the Saints play the Tampa Bay Buccaneers successful the archetypal 4th astatine the Mercedes-Benz Superdome successful New Orleans connected Oct. 6, 2019. (Chuck Cook-USA TODAY Sports)
Gleason played 7 seasons with the Saints from 2000 to 2006 and had 71 full tackles successful 83 games.
He revealed successful 2011 that helium was battling ALS. He was awarded a Congressional Gold Medal successful 2019 and the Arthur Ashe Courage Award earlier this year.
Oct 19, 2023; New Orleans, Louisiana, USA; Former New Orleans Saints subordinate Steve Gleason wears a Halloween costume earlier a crippled betwixt the New Orleans Saints and the Jacksonville Jaguars astatine the Caesars Superdome successful New Orleans connected Oct. 19, 2023. Because Gleason uses a breathing tube, helium tin beryllium wrapped with cellophane covering his mouth. (Matthew Hinton-USA TODAY Sports)
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Gleason had to woody with different incidental earlier this year. He needed to beryllium moved to a infirmary arsenic Hurricane Francine impacted Louisiana.
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