The New Orleans Saints and Tennessee Titans announced on Friday that both former Saints safety Steve Gleason and former Titans linebacker Tim Shaw serve as honorary team captains prior to the start of the season opener on Sunday in Caesars Superdome.
Steve Gleason and Tim Shaw to serve as honorary team captains in Saints - @Titans 2023 season opener@SteveGleason | @TeamGleason https://t.co/iR0EwvyaMs
— New Orleans Saints (@Saints) September 8, 2023
Both Gleason and Shaw are battling Amyotrophic Lateral Sclerosis (ALS), a progressive neurodegenerative disease that affects nerve cells in the brain and spinal cord.