Professor

SunHerald.com : Saints' Gleason on injured reserve, out for the season

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NEW ORLEANS --
Special teams standout and reserve safety Steve Gleason, whose blocked punt led to a touchdown in the New Orleans Saints' home opener in the Superdome last year, is out for the 2007 season.

Gleason, 30, was put on injured reserve Wednesday, team spokesman Greg Bensel said in a text message to The Associated Press from the Saints' training camp in Jackson.

He underwent arthroscopic surgery on his right knee in June, after the team's minicamp. The specific procedure was a microfracture, which entails creating holes in bones around the knee joint in order to stimulate the growth of cartilage. Generally, the area operated on can't bear weight for several weeks afterward.

He would have had to miss about half of training camp or more were he to attempt to come back from the injury this season.

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InToX

Sad, the man is a true BEAST

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Professor

special teams takes a hit.

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InToX

Definately, big loss for special teams

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UCFNoleFan

Not a big loss in total, but the guy is the emotional leader of the ST, and definitely a fan favorite.

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BeastJacobs

Aww, that's terrible, kind of a hit for the ST, I would say.

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ball in the baskett

they will be fine without him

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