.Katherine Terrell, ESPN Staff WriterSep 14, 2024, 01:26 AM ETCloseKatherine Terrell went back to ESPN to cover the New Orleans Saints in the summer of 2022. She left the provider in 2019 after participating 2016 to cover the Cincinnati Bengals. Katherine is a grad of LSU as well as a Baton Rouge, Louisiana, native, and also she has dealt with the NFL given that 2013. You can observe Katherine on Twitter: @Kat_TerrellFormer New Orleans Saints safety and also ALS proponent Steve Gleason is steady and also recuperating at a local hospital after a medical occasion previously recently, according to his publicist Clare Durrett.Durrett said Gleason increased a high temperature and also possessed incredibly low blood pressure Wednesday, triggering his medical professional to suggest he be required to a hospital.However, this desired Cyclone Francine, a Classification 2 hurricane, made landfall near Morgan Area, Louisiana, along with continual winds of practically one hundred miles per hour. Almost 390,000 citizens all over Louisiana lost power, as well as New Orleans as well as bordering places experienced some road flooding.Durrett claimed there was an issue that EMS as well as first responders would certainly certainly not have the ability to hit Gleason, but "luckily, they made it by means of to him at a time when Steve's health and wellness was deteriorating."" They quickly maintained him as well as carried him to Ochsner," Durrett pointed out. "He continues to be there as well as stable. He's continuing to be addressed, and our team are enthusiastic Steve will do what Steve performs and enthusiast through to receive home as promptly as achievable." Gleason's authorities X profile submitted an improve Thursday early morning giving thanks to the first responders and the medical facility for caring for Gleason.Gleason was actually identified with ALS, for which there is presently no treatment, in 2011 and right now breathes with a ventilator. He connects using his eyes using a specialized tablet affixed to his wheelchair.Gleason's group submitted a message from him Friday: "ALS is actually a hurricane of a condition. And also on 9/11 in the middle of Hurricane Francine, electrical power outages & questionable phone company, hurricane ALS produced landfall. Thanks for the strong passion as well as help coming from each of you. Celebrate this odds to become viable and also breathing. I adore yall - SG." A message coming from Steve. pic.twitter.com/pfYEwFANJEu2014 Steve Gleason - "Live Inconceivable" (@SteveGleason) September thirteen, 2024 Gleason, a former Saints exclusive staffs leader that played 7 times for New Orleans, is actually very most recognized on the area for his blocked punting versus the Atlanta ga Falcons in the Saints' very first video game back after the Superdome reopened in 2006 observing Storm Katrina. He is right now a supporter for ALS understanding and also functions through his nonprofit Group Gleason to deliver innovation, tools as well as assistance services to others coping with ALS.He was actually the recipient of the 2024 Arthur Ashe Courage Honor in July. He as well as co-writer Jeff Duncan likewise recently published Gleason's memoir "A Lifestyle Impossible," which Gleason composed utilizing his eyes.