.Katherine Terrell, ESPN Staff WriterSep 14, 2024, 01:26 AM ETCloseKatherine Terrell went back to ESPN to deal with the New Orleans Saints in the summer season of 2022. She left behind the firm in 2019 after joining in 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 actually covered the NFL given that 2013. You can easily comply with Katherine on Twitter: @Kat_TerrellFormer New Orleans Saints security and ALS advocate Steve Gleason is actually steady and recovering at a regional hospital after a clinical activity previously today, depending on to his publicist Clare Durrett.Durrett said Gleason surged a high temperature and possessed extremely low high blood pressure Wednesday, prompting his doctor to suggest he be taken to a hospital.However, this desired Typhoon Francine, a Classification 2 storm, created landfall near Morgan City, Louisiana, with sustained winds of nearly one hundred mph. Almost 390,000 residents throughout Louisiana lost power, as well as New Orleans and also neighboring regions experienced some road flooding.Durrett stated there was actually a concern that EMS as well as initial -responders would not manage to get to Gleason, but "thankfully, they created it through to him each time when Steve's wellness was falling apart."" They quickly maintained him and also transferred him to Ochsner," Durrett claimed. "He continues to be there and stable. He is actually remaining to be actually handled, and we are confident Steve will definitely perform what Steve carries out as well as enthusiast by means of to receive home as swiftly as feasible." Gleason's official X profile submitted an update Thursday early morning saying thanks to the first responders as well as the healthcare facility for dealing with Gleason.Gleason was diagnosed with ALS, for which there is presently no cure, in 2011 and now breathes with a ventilator. He corresponds utilizing his eyes using a specialized tablet connected to his wheelchair.Gleason's crew published an information coming from him Friday: "ALS is actually a storm of a condition. And on 9/11 in the middle of Typhoon Francine, electrical power failures & sketchy phone service, hurricane ALS produced landfall. Thank you for the highly effective affection and support from every one of you. Celebrate this opportunity to become vital and also breathing. I love yall - SG." An information coming from Steve. pic.twitter.com/pfYEwFANJEu2014 Steve Gleason - "Reside Difficult" (@SteveGleason) September thirteen, 2024 Gleason, a former Saints exclusive teams leader who played 7 seasons for New Orleans, is most known on the area for his shut out punt versus the Atlanta Falcons in the Saints' first game back after the Superdome reopened in 2006 observing Storm Katrina. He is right now a supporter for ALS recognition and also works through his non-profit Staff Gleason to supply modern technology, devices and support services to others living with ALS.He was the recipient of the 2024 Arthur Ashe Tenacity Award in July. He and co-writer Jeff Duncan additionally lately posted Gleason's narrative "A Lifestyle Inconceivable," which Gleason created utilizing his eyes.