.Katherine Terrell, ESPN Personnel WriterSep 14, 2024, 01:26 AM ETCloseKatherine Terrell went back 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 graduate of LSU and a Baton Rouge, Louisiana, indigenous, and also she has dealt with the NFL due to the fact that 2013. You can adhere to Katherine on Twitter: @Kat_TerrellFormer New Orleans Saints safety and ALS supporter Steve Gleason is actually steady and also recuperating at a nearby hospital after a health care celebration earlier this week, according to his press agent Clare Durrett.Durrett mentioned Gleason spiked a high temperature as well as had extremely low blood pressure Wednesday, motivating his doctor to recommend he be actually needed to a hospital.However, this was after Storm Francine, a Type 2 tornado, created landfall near Morgan Metropolitan area, Louisiana, along with sustained winds of just about one hundred mph. Nearly 390,000 locals all over Louisiana lost power, and New Orleans and also bordering places experienced some street flooding.Durrett stated there was actually a problem that ambulance and initial responders will not manage to hit Gleason, however "the good news is, they made it with to him at once when Steve's wellness was degrading."" They immediately supported him as well as carried him to Ochsner," Durrett said. "He remains there and secure. He is actually continuing to be actually dealt with, and also our experts are hopeful Steve is going to perform what Steve carries out and enthusiast through to receive home as swiftly as achievable." Gleason's authorities X profile submitted an improve Thursday morning thanking the first responders and also the medical facility for caring for Gleason.Gleason was diagnosed with ALS, for which there is presently no remedy, in 2011 and now breathes through a ventilator. He corresponds utilizing his eyes through a concentrated tablet affixed to his wheelchair.Gleason's crew submitted a notification coming from him Friday: "ALS is a cyclone of an illness. As well as on 9/11 in the midst of Storm Francine, energy outages & sketchy phone service, cyclone ALS produced landfall. Thanks for the powerful passion as well as support from all of you. Commemorate this opportunity to become alive as well as breathing. I like yall - SG." A notification from Steve. pic.twitter.com/pfYEwFANJEu2014 Steve Gleason - "Reside Impossible" (@SteveGleason) September 13, 2024 Gleason, a former Saints unique crews captain who played 7 times for New Orleans, is actually most recognized on the industry for his blocked out punting against the Atlanta ga Falcons in the Saints' initial game back after the Superdome resumed in 2006 following Cyclone Katrina. He is now a supporter for ALS recognition as well as works by means of his non-profit Staff Gleason to supply innovation, tools and also support services to others dealing with ALS.He was the recipient of the 2024 Arthur Ashe Nerve Honor in July. He and also co-writer Jeff Duncan also just recently released Gleason's narrative "A Life Difficult," which Gleason wrote utilizing his eyes.