Steve Gleason Jersey & Tees — Saints No. 37 XXL-6X, XLT-5XLT
Some jerseys are about a player. The Steve Gleason jersey is about a night — September 25, 2006, the Superdome full again for the first time since the storm, and a special-teams player in the No. 37 coming free to block a punt New Orleans still talks about the way other cities talk about championships. Fans wear Gleason’s number to honor that moment and everything he has done since. This page gathers the Steve Gleason jersey and Saints tees in big and tall sizes: the No. 37 in the extended regular sizes, with tall cuts on the tees and apparel, every size on its own link below.
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Steve Gleason Jersey — the No. 37 From the Rebirth Game
The jersey below is the black No. 37 from Gleason’s Saints years — the uniform he wore as a special-teams captain and fan favorite from 2000 through 2007. The photo links to his own men’s department, where his jerseys sit with his tees and the rest of his gear.
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Plenty of Saints fans own a current star’s jersey too, but the 37 holds a different spot in the closet. It’s the one that comes out for the home opener, for the anniversary of that Monday night, and for Team Gleason events — less a piece of fan gear than a small flag for what the city came back from.
The White Replica — the Throwback From That Night
The second version is the white replica throwback, modeled on the uniform from the 2006 season itself. It links into the same Gleason department, so both colors are one click apart once you’re there.
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Gleason Sizing — Jersey to 6X, Tall Cuts on Tees and Apparel
Here’s the honest layout of the sizes. Gleason’s jerseys run in the regular and extended sizes: his own player department carries S through 4X, and the 5X and 6X links continue into the wider Saints men’s department, where the throwback range sits with the rest of the team’s gear. Jerseys aren’t made in tall cuts, so the tall sizes — XLT, 2XLT, 3XLT, 4XLT and 5XLT — live on the Saints tees and other apparel, and those links open the men’s department filtered to your tall size. One list below covers all of it, each size on its own link.
A quick fit note: these replica throwbacks wear a little roomier than the fitted modern game jersey, closer to what players actually wore in the mid-2000s. If you layer yours over a hoodie for a December game at the Dome and you’re between sizes, the bigger one is usually the safer call. Tall fans are better served by the tall-cut tees and apparel than by sizing up a jersey — the added length through the body is the part a size-up can’t give you.
One honest note on stock: throwback sizes come and go — availability can shift with stock levels and the season, and the extended sizes usually move first. The size links below open the Gleason and Saints men’s departments rather than a single product page, so if the No. 37 itself is picked over in your fit, every other option in your size is right in front of you.
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Every size on its own link — S through 4X open Gleason’s own department, 5X onward opens the Saints men’s department:
Interesting Facts About Steve Gleason
Gleason came to New Orleans the hard way: undrafted out of Washington State, where he also played baseball, he made the Saints in 2000 as a special-teams player and carved out eight seasons on effort and timing. He was never the biggest name on the roster — the quarterback of that era was Drew Brees. In a city that loves its grinders, Gleason became one of its own.
The play came on September 25, 2006 — the first game back in the Superdome after Hurricane Katrina, on Monday night against Atlanta, in front of a crowd that had waited thirteen months to be home. In the first quarter Gleason broke through and blocked Michael Koenen’s punt, and Curtis Deloatch recovered it in the end zone for a touchdown. The building shook, and the moment became the symbol of the city’s rebirth. The “Rebirth” statue outside the Superdome now shows Gleason mid-block, arms stretched toward the ball, exactly as it happened.
In 2011, Gleason was diagnosed with ALS. He answered by founding Team Gleason — motto: “No White Flags” — which helps people living with the disease get the technology, equipment and care they need to live on their own terms. The 2016 documentary “Gleason” followed his family’s journey with honesty that is hard to watch and harder to forget. In 2020 he received the Congressional Gold Medal, one of the highest civilian honors in the country. The Saints’ modern standard-bearer on defense, Cameron Jordan, has carried the same No White Flags message in the community — two Saints, two generations, same city-first spirit.
Steve Gleason Jersey — Shopper Questions
Does the Steve Gleason jersey come in big and tall sizes?
Yes — his No. 37 throwback runs through the extended regular sizes to 6X, routed through his own department up to 4X and the Saints men’s department beyond. The tall cuts, XLT through 5XLT, are on Saints tees and apparel rather than the jersey itself, and every size has its own link above.
Why do Saints fans wear Gleason’s jersey?
Because of what the number stands for. Gleason’s blocked punt in the Superdome’s reopening game became the symbol of New Orleans’ comeback after Katrina, and his work with Team Gleason since his ALS diagnosis has only added to it. For a lot of fans, wearing the 37 is a statement about the city as much as the team.
Is there a women’s Steve Gleason jersey?
Yes — the women’s version is pictured just below, a black No. 37 in a women’s cut. It opens its own product page at NFL Shop, and the wider women’s Saints range is linked in the closing section.
Would a Gleason jersey make a good gift?
For a Saints fan who was there that night — or who simply backs what Team Gleason stands for — it’s a gift with real meaning behind it. It says you remember the play, and you know what he’s done since.
The Women’s No. 37
The women’s Gleason jersey below is the black retired-player version in a women’s cut, from NFL Shop:
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More Saints Gear for the Whole Family
The full Saints departments sit below — the men’s range, the women’s, and the kids’, so the whole household can wear black and gold together:
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Back on this site, the Saints shelf continues with the Cameron Jordan jersey page — the current defense’s cornerstone — and the Taysom Hill jersey page, for the do-everything Saint who, like Gleason, made himself indispensable on special teams first. No white flags, in any size.