.Katherine Terrell, ESPN Workers WriterSep 14, 2024, 01:26 AM ETCloseKatherine Terrell went back to ESPN to deal with the New Orleans Saints in the summer months of 2022. She left behind the company in 2019 after taking part 2016 to cover the Cincinnati Bengals. Katherine is a grad of LSU as well as a Baton Rouge, Louisiana, native, and also she has covered the NFL considering that 2013. You can easily adhere to Katherine on Twitter: @Kat_TerrellFormer New Orleans Saints safety and ALS supporter Steve Gleason is actually steady and recuperating at a local medical facility after a clinical activity previously recently, depending on to his publicist Clare Durrett.Durrett pointed out Gleason increased a fever and also possessed extremely reduced blood pressure Wednesday, cuing his doctor to recommend he be needed to a hospital.However, this desired Hurricane Francine, a Category 2 tornado, brought in landfall near Morgan Metropolitan area, Louisiana, with sustained winds of almost 100 miles per hour. Nearly 390,000 residents around Louisiana lost power, and also New Orleans as well as surrounding places experienced some road flooding.Durrett claimed there was a concern that EMS as well as very first responders would certainly not have the ability to hit Gleason, yet "thankfully, they made it by means of to him at once when Steve's health was actually degrading."" They right away stabilized him as well as delivered him to Ochsner," Durrett mentioned. "He remains there and secure. He's continuing to be actually handled, and also our team are hopeful Steve will perform what Steve performs and also warrior via to acquire home as quickly as feasible." Gleason's representative X profile published an upgrade Thursday morning saying thanks to the very first -responders as well as the medical center for taking care of Gleason.Gleason was actually identified with ALS, for which there is actually currently no remedy, in 2011 as well as right now inhales through a ventilator. He connects using his eyes via a concentrated tablet computer affixed to his wheelchair.Gleason's group submitted a message coming from him Friday: "ALS is a hurricane of a disease. As well as on 9/11 in the midst of Cyclone Francine, electrical power blackouts & questionable phone service, hurricane ALS created landfall. Thank you for the strong love and support from every one of you. Celebrate this odds to become alive and also breathing. I love yall - SG." A message coming from Steve. pic.twitter.com/pfYEwFANJEu2014 Steve Gleason - "Live Difficult" (@SteveGleason) September 13, 2024 Gleason, a past Saints unique crews captain that played seven periods for New Orleans, is actually most understood on the area for his blocked punt versus the Atlanta ga Falcons in the Saints' 1st game back after the Superdome reopened in 2006 following Hurricane Katrina. He is actually now a proponent for ALS understanding and operates using his nonprofit Group Gleason to give technology, equipment and also support solutions to others living with ALS.He was actually the recipient of the 2024 Arthur Ashe Tenacity Honor in July. He and also co-writer Jeff Duncan likewise recently published Gleason's memoir "A Life Impossible," which Gleason composed utilizing his eyes.