"This photo released July 27, 2012 by the New Orleans Saints shows the blocked punt that etched Steve Gleason into New Orleans Saints lore, and the symbolic significance that play took on in a city just starting to recover from disaster, is now immortalized in a nine-foot statue outside the Superdome. Gleason, who now has ALS, famously blocked the ball off of the foot of then-Atlanta punter Michael Koenen and into the end zone for a Saints touchdown on Sept. 25, 2006, the night the rebuilt Superdome and the city of New Orleans hosted an NFL game for the first time since Hurrciane Katrina. The statue, entitled ""Rebirth,"" depicts Gleason fully outstretched in a dive, his hands smothering the ball as it leaves Koenen's foot. Gleason says the statue is symbolizes the commitment of those who returned to rebuild after the storm. (AP Photo/New Orleans Saints, Alex Restrepo)"
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