Saints legend and ALS advocate Steve Gleason may soon have his own Louisiana specialty license plate. Michael Towner, Iconic Legacy

​BATON ROUGE — Steve Gleason, the New Orleans Saints legend whose off-the-field work for those stricken with ALS earned him the Congressional Gold Medal this year, may soon be honored with a Team Gleason specialty license plate.
Members of the House Transportation Committee unanimously approved a bill by Rep. Walt Leger to create the specialty plate.
Proceeds from the plate would benefit the Team Gleason Foundation, which funds research for assistive technology for those rendered immobile from neuromuscular diseases like Gleason himself.
Gleason will always be remembered for his blocked punt on the night the New Orleans Superdome reopened for the first time after Hurricane Katrina against arch rival Atlanta.

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