.Katherine Terrell, ESPN Team 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 the business in 2019 after taking part 2016 to deal with 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 easily adhere to Katherine on Twitter: @Kat_TerrellFormer New Orleans Saints safety and security as well as ALS supporter Steve Gleason is dependable and also recouping at a local medical center after a clinical occasion previously today, depending on to his press agent Clare Durrett.Durrett claimed Gleason increased a high temperature and had remarkably reduced high blood pressure Wednesday, cuing his medical professional to advise he be required to a hospital.However, this sought Storm Francine, a Category 2 storm, made landfall near Morgan Urban area, Louisiana, with continual winds of virtually 100 miles per hour. Nearly 390,000 residents around Louisiana lost power, and also New Orleans and also bordering locations experienced some street flooding.Durrett claimed there was actually a concern that EMS and 1st -responders would certainly certainly not have the ability to get to Gleason, however "the good news is, they created it through to him at once when Steve's health was weakening."" They quickly stabilized him as well as transferred him to Ochsner," Durrett claimed. "He stays there as well as stable. He is actually continuing to be alleviated, and we are actually enthusiastic Steve will definitely do what Steve carries out and also warrior with to acquire home as promptly as possible." Gleason's authorities X profile posted an update Thursday morning thanking the initial responders and also the medical facility for handling Gleason.Gleason was actually diagnosed with ALS, for which there is currently no remedy, in 2011 as well as now inhales with a ventilator. He communicates using his eyes using a focused tablet affixed to his wheelchair.Gleason's team posted a message from him Friday: "ALS is a typhoon of a disease. And also on 9/11 in the middle of Hurricane Francine, energy failures & questionable phone company, hurricane ALS made landfall. Thanks for the highly effective affection and help from all of you. Celebrate this opportunity to be dynamic and breathing. I love yall - SG." A message coming from Steve. pic.twitter.com/pfYEwFANJEu2014 Steve Gleason - "Live Difficult" (@SteveGleason) September 13, 2024 Gleason, a former Saints special groups leader who played 7 seasons for New Orleans, is very most understood on the industry for his obstructed punting against the Atlanta georgia Falcons in the Saints' very first activity back after the Superdome reopened in 2006 observing Storm Katrina. He is actually right now a supporter for ALS awareness and also works by means of his not-for-profit Team Gleason to provide modern technology, devices and assistance companies to others dealing with ALS.He was the recipient of the 2024 Arthur Ashe Courage Award in July. He and co-writer Jeff Duncan also lately published Gleason's memoir "A Lifestyle Difficult," which Gleason created utilizing his eyes.