.Katherine Terrell, ESPN Team WriterSep 14, 2024, 01:26 AM ETCloseKatherine Terrell returned to ESPN to deal with the New Orleans Saints in the summer season of 2022. She left behind the company in 2019 after joining in 2016 to deal with the Cincinnati Bengals. Katherine is actually a grad of LSU as well as a Baton Rouge, Louisiana, native, as well as she has covered the NFL considering that 2013. You can easily follow Katherine on Twitter: @Kat_TerrellFormer New Orleans Saints security as well as ALS supporter Steve Gleason is dependable and recuperating at a regional hospital after a health care event previously this week, depending on to his publicist Clare Durrett.Durrett pointed out Gleason increased a fever as well as had exceptionally low blood pressure Wednesday, causing his physician to recommend he be needed to a hospital.However, this sought Hurricane Francine, a Type 2 storm, made landfall near Morgan Urban area, Louisiana, along with sustained winds of almost 100 mph. Nearly 390,000 individuals throughout Louisiana died, and also New Orleans and encompassing areas experienced some street flooding.Durrett mentioned there was a concern that ambulance as well as first responders will not have the ability to hit Gleason, but "thankfully, they made it with to him at once when Steve's wellness was actually falling apart."" They promptly maintained him as well as carried him to Ochsner," Durrett stated. "He stays there and also stable. He's continuing to be actually managed, and also we are enthusiastic Steve will perform what Steve carries out as well as fighter through to acquire home as promptly as feasible." Gleason's official X account published an upgrade Thursday early morning giving thanks to the 1st responders and also the hospital for looking after Gleason.Gleason was identified along with ALS, for which there is actually currently no treatment, in 2011 as well as now breathes by means of a ventilator. He connects utilizing his eyes via a specialized tablet affixed to his wheelchair.Gleason's staff submitted an information from him Friday: "ALS is actually a typhoon of a health condition. And also on 9/11 in the midst of Typhoon Francine, energy failures & questionable phone company, storm ALS helped make landfall. Thanks for the highly effective passion and help coming from each of you. Commemorate this chance to be viable as well as breathing. I like yall - SG." A message coming from Steve. pic.twitter.com/pfYEwFANJEu2014 Steve Gleason - "Live Difficult" (@SteveGleason) September thirteen, 2024 Gleason, a former Saints special staffs captain who played seven periods for New Orleans, is very most known on the field for his obstructed punting versus the Atlanta georgia Falcons in the Saints' initial game back after the Superdome reopened in 2006 complying with Cyclone Katrina. He is right now a proponent for ALS recognition and functions through his nonprofit Crew Gleason to provide technology, devices as well as assistance solutions to others living with ALS.He was the recipient of the 2024 Arthur Ashe Courage Honor in July. He as well as co-writer Jeff Duncan additionally just recently posted Gleason's memoir "A Lifestyle Inconceivable," which Gleason composed using his eyes.