.Katherine Terrell, ESPN Staff WriterSep 14, 2024, 01:26 AM ETCloseKatherine Terrell returned to ESPN to deal with the New Orleans Saints in the summer of 2022. She left the company in 2019 after participating in 2016 to deal with the Cincinnati Bengals. Katherine is actually a graduate of LSU as well as a Baton Rouge, Louisiana, native, and she has dealt with the NFL considering that 2013. You may observe Katherine on Twitter: @Kat_TerrellFormer New Orleans Saints protection and also ALS supporter Steve Gleason is secure as well as recouping at a local area health center after a clinical occasion previously recently, depending on to his press agent Clare Durrett.Durrett claimed Gleason increased a high temperature as well as had incredibly reduced high blood pressure Wednesday, motivating his medical professional to advise he be actually needed to a hospital.However, this sought Typhoon Francine, a Category 2 hurricane, made landfall near Morgan City, Louisiana, with sustained winds of nearly one hundred mph. Nearly 390,000 locals throughout Louisiana lost power, as well as New Orleans as well as bordering locations experienced some street flooding.Durrett claimed there was actually a concern that EMS and also very first responders will certainly not manage to arrive at Gleason, however "thankfully, they made it by means of to him at once when Steve's health was degrading."" They right away stabilized him and also delivered him to Ochsner," Durrett stated. "He remains there and dependable. He is actually continuing to be alleviated, and also our team are hopeful Steve is going to do what Steve performs and also enthusiast with to get home as rapidly as feasible." Gleason's representative X profile posted an improve Thursday morning giving thanks to the first -responders and also the healthcare facility for handling Gleason.Gleason was identified along with ALS, for which there is actually currently no cure, in 2011 as well as now breathes via a ventilator. He interacts utilizing his eyes via a concentrated tablet computer connected to his wheelchair.Gleason's group posted a notification coming from him Friday: "ALS is actually a hurricane of a health condition. And on 9/11 in the midst of Cyclone Francine, electrical power failures & sketchy phone company, cyclone ALS helped make landfall. Thanks for the strong passion and support from all of you. Celebrate this opportunity to become dynamic as well as breathing. I really love yall - SG." A notification coming from Steve. pic.twitter.com/pfYEwFANJEu2014 Steve Gleason - "Reside Impossible" (@SteveGleason) September 13, 2024 Gleason, a previous Saints unique crews captain that participated in seven seasons for New Orleans, is most known on the industry for his blocked out punt versus the Atlanta georgia Falcons in the Saints' 1st game back after the Superdome reopened in 2006 complying with Typhoon Katrina. He is actually right now a supporter for ALS awareness and also works through his nonprofit Group Gleason to supply modern technology, tools and also help companies to others coping with ALS.He was the recipient of the 2024 Arthur Ashe Tenacity Award in July. He as well as co-writer Jeff Duncan likewise just recently released Gleason's narrative "A Life Difficult," which Gleason wrote using his eyes.