Steve Gleason featured Tuesday night on special edition of NFL Network’s ‘NFL 360’

Emmy-Nominated Series Tells Story of Gleason Receiving Congressional Gold Medal
Airs Tuesday, January 15 at &:00 PM CT, Hosted by Melissa Stark

NFL Network presents a special edition of the Emmy-nominated series NFL 360 on Tuesday, January 15 at 8:00 PM ET, telling the unforgettable story of former New Orleans Saints safety Steve Gleason and the push for him to receive the Congressional Gold Medal.

Hosted by Melissa Stark, the 30-minute edition of NFL 360 details Gleason’s dramatic journey, from football player to inspiring folk hero to Congressional Gold Medal winner, featuring the voices of those whose lives he changed forever.
Featured during the episode:

• Interviews with ALS patients and family members, highlighting the lives Gleason has changed and the impact he has made on the world through his technological innovation, such as the process of “voice banking” in which patients record their voices to use when they can no longer speak

• The story of Louisiana Senator Bill Cassidy’s bipartisan push to recognize Gleason with a Congressional Gold Medal – the highest civilian honor Congress can bestow
• Melissa Stark’s sitdown interview with Steve Gleason days after his Congressional Gold Medal is announced
• Mark Kriegel calls upon A.E. Housman’s timeless poem “To An Athlete Dying Young” in comparing Gleason to another sports icon who faced ALS: Lou Gehrig

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