.Katherine Terrell, ESPN Personnel WriterSep 14, 2024, 01:26 AM ETCloseKatherine Terrell came back to ESPN to cover the New Orleans Saints in the summer months of 2022. She left behind the provider in 2019 after participating in 2016 to cover the Cincinnati Bengals. Katherine is a grad of LSU and also a Baton Rouge, Louisiana, native, as well as she has actually dealt with the NFL due to the fact that 2013. You may comply with Katherine on Twitter: @Kat_TerrellFormer New Orleans Saints safety and security and ALS advocate Steve Gleason is secure and also recuperating at a local area medical facility after a health care event previously today, according to his press agent Clare Durrett.Durrett said Gleason surged a high temperature and also had very reduced blood pressure Wednesday, cuing his medical professional to propose he be needed to a hospital.However, this was after Cyclone Francine, a Classification 2 storm, brought in landfall near Morgan Metropolitan area, Louisiana, with continual winds of almost one hundred mph. Almost 390,000 residents throughout Louisiana lost power, and New Orleans and also encompassing places experienced some street flooding.Durrett claimed there was a problem that EMS as well as very first -responders will certainly not have the capacity to get to Gleason, yet "luckily, they made it with to him each time when Steve's health was falling apart."" They right away maintained him as well as delivered him to Ochsner," Durrett claimed. "He remains there and secure. He is actually remaining to be actually alleviated, as well as our company are actually hopeful Steve will definitely perform what Steve does as well as warrior by means of to get home as promptly as achievable." Gleason's official X account submitted an upgrade Thursday early morning giving thanks to the 1st responders and also the medical center for taking care of Gleason.Gleason was actually diagnosed with ALS, for which there is actually currently no remedy, in 2011 as well as currently inhales by means of a ventilator. He connects utilizing his eyes through a specialized tablet connected to his wheelchair.Gleason's staff uploaded a notification from him Friday: "ALS is a hurricane of a condition. And also on 9/11 in the middle of Hurricane Francine, electrical power blackouts & skimpy phone service, cyclone ALS created landfall. Thanks for the effective affection and support from all of you. Celebrate this odds to be dynamic and also breathing. I like yall - SG." A message from Steve. pic.twitter.com/pfYEwFANJEu2014 Steve Gleason - "Live Inconceivable" (@SteveGleason) September thirteen, 2024 Gleason, a former Saints special teams captain who played seven times for New Orleans, is actually very most understood on the area for his obstructed punt against the Atlanta Falcons in the Saints' initial video game back after the Superdome resumed in 2006 observing Hurricane Katrina. He is currently a proponent for ALS awareness and also works through his nonprofit Team Gleason to supply technology, devices and also support services to others living with ALS.He was the recipient of the 2024 Arthur Ashe Nerve Award in July. He as well as co-writer Jeff Duncan additionally recently published Gleason's narrative "A Life Inconceivable," which Gleason composed using his eyes.