.Katherine Terrell, ESPN Staff WriterSep 14, 2024, 01:26 AM ETCloseKatherine Terrell returned to ESPN to deal with the New Orleans Saints in the summertime of 2022. She left the firm in 2019 after participating in 2016 to cover the Cincinnati Bengals. Katherine is a graduate of LSU and a Baton Rouge, Louisiana, native, and she has covered the NFL considering that 2013. You can comply with Katherine on Twitter: @Kat_TerrellFormer New Orleans Saints protection and ALS proponent Steve Gleason is steady as well as recouping at a nearby medical facility after a clinical occasion earlier recently, depending on to his public relations consultant Clare Durrett.Durrett stated Gleason spiked a high temperature and possessed incredibly low blood pressure Wednesday, causing his medical doctor to propose he be needed to a hospital.However, this was after Storm Francine, a Classification 2 tornado, made landfall near Morgan City, Louisiana, along with continual winds of just about 100 miles per hour. Virtually 390,000 citizens throughout Louisiana lost power, as well as New Orleans as well as encompassing areas experienced some road flooding.Durrett said there was actually a worry that EMS and 1st -responders would certainly certainly not manage to reach Gleason, however "luckily, they made it with to him at a time when Steve's wellness was actually wearing away."" They promptly maintained him and transported him to Ochsner," Durrett claimed. "He stays there and also stable. He is actually remaining to be dealt with, and also we are actually confident Steve will perform what Steve carries out and also fighter through to get home as swiftly as possible." Gleason's representative X account uploaded an improve Thursday early morning saying thanks to the very first responders and also the medical facility for caring for Gleason.Gleason was actually diagnosed along with ALS, for which there is actually currently no remedy, in 2011 and also now breathes through a ventilator. He communicates utilizing his eyes using a focused tablet computer attached to his wheelchair.Gleason's crew uploaded a notification from him Friday: "ALS is actually a hurricane of an ailment. As well as on 9/11 in the midst of Storm Francine, power interruptions & skimpy phone company, cyclone ALS created landfall. Thanks for the strong passion as well as help coming from every one of you. Celebrate this chance to become alive as well as breathing. I like yall - SG." An information from Steve. pic.twitter.com/pfYEwFANJEu2014 Steve Gleason - "Reside Difficult" (@SteveGleason) September 13, 2024 Gleason, a former Saints unique teams leader that played seven times for New Orleans, is very most known on the industry for his blocked punt against the Atlanta georgia Falcons in the Saints' first video game back after the Superdome resumed in 2006 observing Storm Katrina. He is actually right now an advocate for ALS recognition and also operates using his non-profit Crew Gleason to supply modern technology, tools as well as support companies to others living with ALS.He was the recipient of the 2024 Arthur Ashe Tenacity Award in July. He and co-writer Jeff Duncan likewise just recently published Gleason's narrative "A Life Impossible," which Gleason composed using his eyes.