.Katherine Terrell, ESPN Workers WriterSep 14, 2024, 01:26 AM ETCloseKatherine Terrell returned to ESPN to cover the New Orleans Saints in the summertime of 2022. She left the provider in 2019 after taking part 2016 to deal with the Cincinnati Bengals. Katherine is actually a graduate of LSU as well as a Baton Rouge, Louisiana, indigenous, and she has covered the NFL given that 2013. You can easily adhere to Katherine on Twitter: @Kat_TerrellFormer New Orleans Saints safety as well as ALS supporter Steve Gleason is actually steady as well as recovering at a neighborhood medical center after a clinical activity earlier this week, according to his publicist Clare Durrett.Durrett stated Gleason increased a fever as well as had exceptionally reduced blood pressure Wednesday, motivating his medical professional to propose he be taken to a hospital.However, this wanted Hurricane Francine, a Category 2 tornado, made landfall near Morgan Metropolitan area, Louisiana, with sustained winds of just about 100 miles per hour. Nearly 390,000 individuals all over Louisiana died, and also New Orleans and also surrounding regions experienced some street flooding.Durrett claimed there was actually a problem that ambulance and also 1st -responders would not manage to arrive at Gleason, but "luckily, they created it by means of to him at a time when Steve's health was actually falling apart."" They quickly supported him as well as transferred him to Ochsner," Durrett claimed. "He remains there and steady. He is actually remaining to be treated, and our experts are actually confident Steve will certainly do what Steve does as well as fighter by means of to receive home as promptly as achievable." Gleason's official X account submitted an improve Thursday early morning thanking the very first -responders and the health center for dealing with Gleason.Gleason was actually diagnosed with ALS, for which there is currently no cure, in 2011 and also right now takes a breath with a ventilator. He communicates using his eyes using a specialized tablet affixed to his wheelchair.Gleason's crew submitted a notification coming from him Friday: "ALS is a typhoon of a disease. And on 9/11 in the midst of Storm Francine, power interruptions & questionable phone company, storm ALS helped make landfall. Thanks for the powerful passion and help from each of you. Celebrate this odds to become dynamic and breathing. I adore yall - SG." A notification coming from Steve. pic.twitter.com/pfYEwFANJEu2014 Steve Gleason - "Live Difficult" (@SteveGleason) September thirteen, 2024 Gleason, a former Saints exclusive teams leader that played 7 times for New Orleans, is actually most recognized on the industry for his obstructed punting against the Atlanta Falcons in the Saints' initial video game back after the Superdome reopened in 2006 adhering to Hurricane Katrina. He is right now a proponent for ALS understanding and works by means of his nonprofit Staff Gleason to deliver innovation, equipment and support companies to others dealing with ALS.He was actually the recipient of the 2024 Arthur Ashe Tenacity Award in July. He and co-writer Jeff Duncan additionally recently published Gleason's memoir "A Lifestyle Impossible," which Gleason created utilizing his eyes.