.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 season of 2022. She left behind the firm in 2019 after joining in 2016 to cover the Cincinnati Bengals. Katherine is a grad of LSU and also a Baton Rouge, Louisiana, native, and she has actually dealt with the NFL because 2013. You can follow Katherine on Twitter: @Kat_TerrellFormer New Orleans Saints protection and also ALS supporter Steve Gleason is dependable as well as bouncing back at a local area medical facility after a health care celebration previously recently, according to his publicist Clare Durrett.Durrett mentioned Gleason surged a fever and possessed extremely low high blood pressure Wednesday, motivating his doctor to propose he be actually required to a hospital.However, this wanted Typhoon Francine, a Type 2 storm, made landfall near Morgan Urban area, Louisiana, along with sustained winds of practically one hundred miles per hour. Virtually 390,000 citizens throughout Louisiana lost power, and also New Orleans and surrounding places experienced some street flooding.Durrett pointed out there was a problem that EMS and also very first -responders would not manage to get to Gleason, yet "fortunately, they made it through to him each time when Steve's wellness was weakening."" They instantly maintained him as well as transported him to Ochsner," Durrett mentioned. "He remains there and secure. He's remaining to be actually treated, and our company are hopeful Steve is going to do what Steve performs and enthusiast with to obtain home as rapidly as feasible." Gleason's official X account posted an update Thursday morning thanking the 1st -responders as well as the medical center for taking care of Gleason.Gleason was detected along with ALS, for which there is actually currently no cure, in 2011 and now takes a breath with a ventilator. He communicates utilizing his eyes via a focused tablet computer attached to his wheelchair.Gleason's team submitted a notification coming from him Friday: "ALS is a storm of an illness. And on 9/11 in the middle of Storm Francine, power outages & sketchy phone service, hurricane ALS created landfall. Thanks for the highly effective affection and also help coming from each one of you. Celebrate this chance 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 previous Saints unique crews leader that participated in seven periods for New Orleans, is actually most recognized on the industry for his shut out punting versus the Atlanta georgia Falcons in the Saints' first game back after the Superdome reopened in 2006 observing Storm Katrina. He is now a proponent for ALS understanding and works using his nonprofit Team Gleason to deliver innovation, tools and assistance solutions to others living with ALS.He was the recipient of the 2024 Arthur Ashe Tenacity Honor in July. He and co-writer Jeff Duncan also just recently published Gleason's memoir "A Life Inconceivable," which Gleason composed utilizing his eyes.