.Katherine Terrell, ESPN Workers WriterSep 14, 2024, 01:26 AM ETCloseKatherine Terrell returned to ESPN to cover the New Orleans Saints in the summer months of 2022. She left behind the firm in 2019 after participating in 2016 to deal with the Cincinnati Bengals. Katherine is a grad of LSU and also a Baton Rouge, Louisiana, native, and also she has actually covered the NFL since 2013. You can adhere to Katherine on Twitter: @Kat_TerrellFormer New Orleans Saints safety and security and also ALS proponent Steve Gleason is actually secure and also recovering at a regional hospital after a medical celebration earlier this week, according to his press agent Clare Durrett.Durrett pointed out Gleason surged a fever and also had very low high blood pressure Wednesday, urging his medical doctor to recommend he be actually required to a hospital.However, this was after Typhoon Francine, a Type 2 tornado, created landfall near Morgan Urban area, Louisiana, with continual winds of practically one hundred miles per hour. Virtually 390,000 citizens across Louisiana lost power, and also New Orleans and also encompassing locations experienced some road flooding.Durrett stated there was a problem that ambulance and also 1st -responders will certainly not have the capacity to arrive at Gleason, yet "the good news is, they made it by means of to him each time when Steve's health was degrading."" They right away supported him as well as carried him to Ochsner," Durrett claimed. "He remains there and also stable. He's remaining to be actually addressed, and also our experts are actually enthusiastic Steve will certainly do what Steve does and soldier through to receive home as swiftly as possible." Gleason's representative X profile uploaded an improve Thursday morning giving thanks to the very first responders and the health center for handling Gleason.Gleason was actually detected with ALS, for which there is presently no cure, in 2011 as well as right now inhales by means of a ventilator. He connects utilizing his eyes by means of a focused tablet affixed to his wheelchair.Gleason's staff uploaded an information from him Friday: "ALS is a cyclone of a health condition. As well as on 9/11 in the midst of Storm Francine, power interruptions & skimpy phone service, hurricane ALS created landfall. Thanks for the strong affection as well as help coming from all of you. Commemorate this possibility to become viable and also breathing. I really love yall - SG." An information coming from Steve. pic.twitter.com/pfYEwFANJEu2014 Steve Gleason - "Live Difficult" (@SteveGleason) September thirteen, 2024 Gleason, a previous Saints unique teams captain who participated in 7 periods for New Orleans, is actually very most recognized on the area for his shut out punting versus the Atlanta Falcons in the Saints' initial activity back after the Superdome reopened in 2006 complying with Storm Katrina. He is actually now a supporter for ALS understanding and functions using his nonprofit Team Gleason to provide modern technology, tools and support solutions to others coping with ALS.He was the recipient of the 2024 Arthur Ashe Courage Award in July. He as well as co-writer Jeff Duncan also lately published Gleason's narrative "A Life Inconceivable," which Gleason created using his eyes.