.Katherine Terrell, ESPN Workers WriterSep 14, 2024, 01:26 AM ETCloseKatherine Terrell came back to ESPN to cover the New Orleans Saints in the summer season of 2022. She left behind the company in 2019 after participating in 2016 to cover the Cincinnati Bengals. Katherine is actually a graduate of LSU and a Baton Rouge, Louisiana, native, and also she has actually covered the NFL considering that 2013. You can observe Katherine on Twitter: @Kat_TerrellFormer New Orleans Saints safety and ALS proponent Steve Gleason is actually secure and also recouping at a nearby medical center after a clinical celebration earlier recently, according to his publicist Clare Durrett.Durrett pointed out Gleason increased a fever and also had incredibly low blood pressure Wednesday, motivating his medical professional to advise he be actually taken to a hospital.However, this was after Typhoon Francine, a Group 2 tornado, made landfall near Morgan City, Louisiana, along with sustained winds of nearly one hundred mph. Virtually 390,000 homeowners all over Louisiana died, as well as New Orleans and neighboring areas experienced some road flooding.Durrett mentioned there was actually a worry that ambulance as well as very first responders would certainly certainly not have the ability to hit Gleason, however "thankfully, they made it with to him at a time when Steve's health and wellness was wearing away."" They instantly stabilized him as well as transported him to Ochsner," Durrett claimed. "He continues to be there and also steady. He's continuing to be handled, and also our team are actually hopeful Steve will do what Steve performs and also soldier by means of to receive home as rapidly as achievable." Gleason's representative X account submitted an update Thursday morning thanking the 1st -responders as well as the healthcare facility for looking after Gleason.Gleason was actually diagnosed along with ALS, for which there is actually currently no treatment, in 2011 as well as now breathes through a ventilator. He connects utilizing his eyes through a concentrated tablet computer affixed to his wheelchair.Gleason's staff submitted an information from him Friday: "ALS is a storm of an ailment. And on 9/11 in the midst of Cyclone Francine, electrical power blackouts & questionable phone service, storm ALS helped make landfall. Thanks for the effective love as well as support from all of you. Celebrate this chance to be alive and also breathing. I really love yall - SG." An information from Steve. pic.twitter.com/pfYEwFANJEu2014 Steve Gleason - "Live Impossible" (@SteveGleason) September 13, 2024 Gleason, a past Saints unique groups captain that participated in seven periods for New Orleans, is very most recognized on the area for his obstructed punting versus the Atlanta georgia Falcons in the Saints' 1st activity back after the Superdome reopened in 2006 observing Typhoon Katrina. He is currently an advocate for ALS recognition as well as functions using his nonprofit Team Gleason to provide technology, devices and help companies to others living with ALS.He was the recipient of the 2024 Arthur Ashe Guts Award in July. He and co-writer Jeff Duncan likewise recently released Gleason's memoir "A Life Inconceivable," which Gleason wrote using his eyes.