Saints DB Gleason retires: Steve Gleason, a scrappy special teams favorite who cemented his place in Saints lore with a blocked punt during the Louisiana Superdome's reopening following Hurricane Katrina, has decided to retire. Gleason, a free-agent, spent 2007 on injured reserve after having microfracture surgery on his right knee. He said the operation - which involves drilling tiny holes in the bone to stimulate growth of tissue similar to cartilage - was a success and he believes his knee will be close to fully recovered soon. "The time's right. I'm getting married. I can walk away with my health," said Gleason, who turns 31 this month. "I want to be active and adventurous when I'm 80 years old. If football was all I had in my life, I probably could play three or four more years. Who knows?" (Updated 03/12/2008).
Injury Report
No information available at this time (Updated 7/25/08).
Fantasy Analysis
At 5-foot-11 and 212 pounds, the relatively undersized Gleason stood out on the field for two reasons: his long, light-brown hair that stuck out of the back of his helmet and the way he hurdled himself downfield on kick coverage with seemingly no regard for his own well-being. He always seemed to end up in the right spot. He was third on the team in special teams tackles in 2006 with 14. (Updated 03/12/2008).
No information available at this time.
No information available at this time.
Saints DB Gleason retires: Steve Gleason, a scrappy special teams favorite who cemented his place in Saints lore with a blocked punt during the Louisiana Superdome's reopening following Hurricane Katrina, has decided to retire. Gleason, a free-agent, spent 2007 on injured reserve after having microfracture surgery on his right knee. He said the operation - which involves drilling tiny holes in the bone to stimulate growth of tissue similar to cartilage - was a success and he believes his knee will be close to fully recovered soon. "The time's right. I'm getting married. I can walk away with my health," said Gleason, who turns 31 this month. "I want to be active and adventurous when I'm 80 years old. If football was all I had in my life, I probably could play three or four more years. Who knows?" (Updated 03/12/2008).
Injury Report
No information available at this time (Updated 7/25/08).
Fantasy Analysis
At 5-foot-11 and 212 pounds, the relatively undersized Gleason stood out on the field for two reasons: his long, light-brown hair that stuck out of the back of his helmet and the way he hurdled himself downfield on kick coverage with seemingly no regard for his own well-being. He always seemed to end up in the right spot. He was third on the team in special teams tackles in 2006 with 14. (Updated 03/12/2008).
No information available at this time.
LAST THREE GAMES
Date
Opp.
TD
Sacks
Int
FF
12/31
CAR
0
0
0
0
01/13
PHI
0
0
0
0
01/21
CHI
0
0
0
0
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Fantasy Points by Week
0
1
2
3
4
5
6
7
8
9
10
11
12
13
14
15
16
17
Defensive Stats
Year
Team
G
Total
Tkl
Ast
Sacks
Int
Yds
Avg
Lg
TD
Pass Def
2000
New Orleans Saints
3
3
2.0
1
0
0
0
0.0
0
0
0
2001
New Orleans Saints
7
2
2.0
0
0
0
0
0.0
0
0
0
2002
New Orleans Saints
14
16
15.0
1
0
0
0
0.0
0
0
0
2003
New Orleans Saints
16
8
8.0
0
0
0
0
0.0
0
0
0
2004
New Orleans Saints
15
9
7.0
2
0
0
0
0.0
0
0
0
2005
New Orleans Saints
13
14
12.0
2
0
0
0
0.0
0
0
0
2006
New Orleans Saints
15
16
15.0
1
0
0
0
0.0
0
0
0
2007
New Orleans Saints
0
0
0.0
0
0
0
0
0.0
0
0
0
TOTAL
83
68
61.0
7
0
0
0
0.0
0
0
0
Punting
Year
Team
G
No.
Yds
Lg
Avg
Blk
I20
TB
Downed
No
Ret Yds
TD
Net Avg
2000
New Orleans Saints
3
0
0
0
---
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
---
2001
New Orleans Saints
7
0
0
0
---
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
---
2002
New Orleans Saints
14
0
0
0
---
1
0
0
0
0
0
0
---
2003
New Orleans Saints
16
0
0
0
---
1
0
0
0
0
0
0
---
2004
New Orleans Saints
15
0
0
0
---
1
0
0
0
0
0
0
---
2005
New Orleans Saints
13
0
0
0
---
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
---
2006
New Orleans Saints
15
0
0
0
---
1
0
0
0
0
0
0
---
2007
New Orleans Saints
0
0
0
0
---
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
---
TOTAL
83
0
0
0
---
4
0
0
0
0
0
0
---
Fumbles
Year
Team
G
Fum
Lost
Fum Forced
Own Rec
Opp Rec
Yds
Tot Rec
TD
2000
New Orleans Saints
3
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
2001
New Orleans Saints
7
0
0
0
0
1
0
1
0
2002
New Orleans Saints
14
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
2003
New Orleans Saints
16
0
0
0
0
1
0
1
0
2004
New Orleans Saints
15
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
2005
New Orleans Saints
13
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
2006
New Orleans Saints
15
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
2007
New Orleans Saints
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
TOTAL
83
0
0
0
0
2
0
2
0
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