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Steve Gleason wasn't supposed to make it in the NFL. This is the story of how he beat the odds.

Steve Gleason wasn't supposed to make it in the NFL. This is the story of how he beat the odds.

On Dec. 3, 2000, I made my official NFL debut, and on the opening kickoff of the second half, I made my first official NFL tackle. Flying down the field, I blew past the guy trying to block me and was pretty well positioned to blindside the kick returner, Deltha O'Neal.