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Tom Benson is helping pay for Steve Gleason's medical costs. Today's MMQB
Posted on 4/28/14 at 6:47 am
Posted on 4/28/14 at 6:47 am
"New Orleans Saints owner Tom Benson is donating $5 million to help former Saints special-teamer Steve Gleason, who now is wheelchair-bound with ALS, and his Team Gleason foundation build and operate Team Gleason House for Innovative Living."
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Great for him to do this.
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Great for him to do this.
This post was edited on 4/28/14 at 6:55 am
Posted on 4/28/14 at 6:48 am to tigerbaittrick
Katrina? Gleason? Take your pick.
Posted on 4/28/14 at 6:50 am to sicboy
"New Orleans Saints owner Tom Benson is donating $5 million to help former Saints special-teamer Steve Gleason, who now is wheelchair-bound with ALS, and his Team Gleason foundation build and operate Team Gleason House for Innovative Living."
MMQB / SI article
MMQB / SI article
This post was edited on 4/28/14 at 6:52 am
Posted on 4/28/14 at 6:52 am to patendedgmf
Thanks, I saw Triplett retweet it but didn't realize it was 7 hours old. I updated op. O
Posted on 4/28/14 at 7:25 am to sicboy
quote:
Katrina? Gleason? Take your pick.
Posted on 4/28/14 at 7:42 am to sicboy
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Katrina? Gleason? Take your pick.
Hate to agree...but goddamn this is accurate.
Posted on 4/28/14 at 7:45 am to JPLIII
"Drew, talk about what this means to a city?"
Posted on 4/28/14 at 7:56 am to Patrick O Rly
quote:
"Drew, talk about what this means to a city?"
"You mean Who Dat Nation? Da best 'city' EVAH???"
Posted on 4/28/14 at 8:01 am to Patrick O Rly
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I’ll be corny for a moment here. There’s something familial about New Orleans that’s different from most cities—maybe every city. Gleason is from Spokane, Wash. He wasn’t a big football hero in New Orleans—though he did make a signature play, blocking a Falcons punt in the first post-Katrina game, which led to a Saints’ upset of Atlanta—but the city loves him like a son. He has made that happen, through the force of his giving nature and because the city feels for him and his family. And because he refuses to be beaten by a disabling malady for which there is no cure. “New Orleans is a unique city,’’ Benson said. “If you love it, it will love you back more than you know.”
Posted on 4/28/14 at 8:10 am to sicboy
quote:I would definitely rather hear about Gleason.
Katrina? Gleason? Take your pick.
Posted on 4/28/14 at 8:21 am to patendedgmf
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Saints owner Tom Benson is donating $5 million to help former Saints special-teamer Steve Gleaso
Good for them. He did give Brother Martin 5 mill more.
Posted on 4/28/14 at 8:25 am to TigerWise
and they've given Loyola around $13 million...(8 and 5mm)
this is a yearly tax time thing for them, 5-10mm
fantastic that they keep donating locally, and this year to such an awesome cause
this is a yearly tax time thing for them, 5-10mm
fantastic that they keep donating locally, and this year to such an awesome cause
Posted on 4/28/14 at 8:30 am to patendedgmf
Great stuff Benson!
Kinda funny the timing. One NBA owner is a POS and another is donating $5 million to people
Kinda funny the timing. One NBA owner is a POS and another is donating $5 million to people
Posted on 4/28/14 at 9:18 am to tigerbaittrick
Benson really does take care of players post retirement.
One of the reasons the sproles hate was so stupid
Tulane, Loyola, BM, buying the pelicans and now this. He's the king of new Orleans
One of the reasons the sproles hate was so stupid
Tulane, Loyola, BM, buying the pelicans and now this. He's the king of new Orleans
This post was edited on 4/28/14 at 9:20 am
Posted on 4/28/14 at 9:22 am to TigerBait1127
I wish we lived in a world where this would get more or the same amount of press as Donald Sterling.
Posted on 4/28/14 at 9:25 am to Fun Bunch
R/upliftingNews is a nice change of pace
Posted on 4/28/14 at 9:42 am to chrisksaint
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One NBA owner is a POS and another is donating $5 million to people
Might want to listen to the full version of that recording instead of recycling the media's garbage, out-of-context version. Not that it matters, he's already been found guilty in the court of public opinion regardless of fact. I hope these jackasses in the entertainment news/sports media get defamation suits out the a$s on this one.
This post was edited on 4/28/14 at 9:53 am
Posted on 4/28/14 at 9:52 am to bountyhunter
Really, dude?
Check the guy's history.
Check the guy's history.
Posted on 4/28/14 at 9:57 am to Hoodoo Man
His history has nothing to do with how this audio was sliced up and delivered out-of-context by the media.
This post was edited on 4/28/14 at 9:59 am
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