.Katherine Terrell, ESPN Staff WriterSep 14, 2024, 01:26 AM ETCloseKatherine Terrell returned to ESPN to deal with the New Orleans Saints in the summer of 2022. She left the provider in 2019 after participating in 2016 to cover the Cincinnati Bengals. Katherine is a graduate of LSU as well as a Baton Rouge, Louisiana, native, as well as she has dealt with the NFL considering that 2013. You can comply with Katherine on Twitter: @Kat_TerrellFormer New Orleans Saints safety and security and also ALS proponent Steve Gleason is steady as well as recovering at a local area medical facility after a health care celebration earlier this week, depending on to his publicist Clare Durrett.Durrett stated Gleason surged a high temperature and had exceptionally low blood pressure Wednesday, causing his physician to advise he be taken to a hospital.However, this desired Storm Francine, a Type 2 tornado, created landfall near Morgan Area, Louisiana, with sustained winds of virtually 100 mph. Nearly 390,000 individuals throughout Louisiana lost power, as well as New Orleans and neighboring regions experienced some street flooding.Durrett pointed out there was actually a worry that EMS and very first responders would not manage to hit Gleason, but "thankfully, they created it by means of to him at a time when Steve's health and wellness was actually degrading."" They instantly stabilized him as well as carried him to Ochsner," Durrett mentioned. "He remains there as well as stable. He's continuing to be actually addressed, and our company are actually enthusiastic Steve will definitely perform what Steve performs and enthusiast by means of to receive home as promptly as achievable." Gleason's official X profile posted an update Thursday morning giving thanks to the initial responders and the hospital for caring for Gleason.Gleason was diagnosed along with ALS, for which there is actually currently no treatment, in 2011 and currently breathes by means of a ventilator. He interacts using his eyes by means of a focused tablet computer attached to his wheelchair.Gleason's staff published a notification from him Friday: "ALS is a typhoon of a condition. And on 9/11 in the midst of Hurricane Francine, electrical power interruptions & questionable phone company, hurricane ALS helped make landfall. Thank you for the strong passion and support coming from every one of you. Commemorate this opportunity to be vital as well as breathing. I enjoy yall - SG." A message from Steve. pic.twitter.com/pfYEwFANJEu2014 Steve Gleason - "Live Impossible" (@SteveGleason) September 13, 2024 Gleason, a previous Saints special groups leader who participated in seven seasons for New Orleans, is actually most recognized on the field for his shut out punt against the Atlanta Falcons in the Saints' very first video game back after the Superdome resumed in 2006 complying with Cyclone Katrina. He is actually right now a supporter for ALS understanding and also functions by means of his nonprofit Crew Gleason to supply technology, equipment and also help solutions to others living with ALS.He was the recipient of the 2024 Arthur Ashe Guts Honor in July. He as well as co-writer Jeff Duncan likewise just recently published Gleason's memoir "A Life Impossible," which Gleason wrote utilizing his eyes.