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Former New Orleans Saints football player Steve Gleason is shown in April at a viewing of his AI-generated art. STAFF PHOTO BY SOPHIA GERMER Former Saints Drew Brees and Steve Gleason greet before the New Orleans Saints took on the Philadelphia Eagles at the Caesars Superdome in New Orleans on Sunday, September 22, 2024. (Staff photo by Brett Duke, The Times-Picayune) STAFF PHOTO BY BRETT DUKE Facebook Twitter WhatsApp SMS Email Print Copy article link Save Jake Paul has a new challenger, and his name is Steve Gleason .
A day after Paul, 27, defeated boxing legend Mike Tyson , 58, in an unanimous decision, the jokes flew online of who fans thought the influencer should fight next. Enter New Orleans Saints fan page Joe Horn's cellphone on X, formerly known as Twitter. "Jake Paul has announced his next opponent: Saints legend Steve Gleason," the page posted on Nov.
16. Although Gleason, the former Saints safety, is 11 years younger than Tyson, he is currently wheelchair bound after being diagnosed with ALS in 2011. Gleason's sole form of communication has been reduced to typing on a chair connected to his chair.
Still, Gleason accepted the hypothetical challenge. "Name the time and place," Gleason posted on X. "#NoWhiteFlags.
" Name the time and place. #NoWhiteFlags https://t.co/5WfRQDvZKy The response from Gleason is indicative of his never say never attitude, one of the reasons he received the Arthur Ashe Award for Courage at the 2024 ESPYs this past summer in Los Angeles.
Gleason played for the Saints from 2000-06. He is most known for blocking an Atlanta Falcons punt on Monday Night Football in 2006, during New Orleans' first game back in the Superdome after Hurricane Katrina. The play was immortalized with a "Rebirth" statute that sits outside the Caesars Superdome.
In Paul's boxing career, he's only fought one active professional boxer in his 20s, Tommy Fury, which is the only loss on his 12-1 record..
