Former New Orleans Saints player Steve Gleason is one of our favorite people - his life is so inspiring and so heartbreaking at the same time. The new documentary movie 'Gleason', about his journey from NFL defensive back to ALS warrior is incredible, and this film about his life with Lou Gehrig's disease is coming to theaters this Friday, July 29.

The movie has gained widespread praise, and has already won awards from the Sundance Film Festival, SXSW Film Festival, and has been selected as an official AFI Documentary for 2016.

Check out the official movie trailer below, and don't forget to grab some Kleenex first. We love you, Steve...

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