.Katherine Terrell, ESPN Team WriterSep 14, 2024, 01:26 AM ETCloseKatherine Terrell went back to ESPN to cover the New Orleans Saints in the summertime of 2022. She left the provider 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, indigenous, as well as she has actually covered the NFL due to the fact that 2013. You can easily follow Katherine on Twitter: @Kat_TerrellFormer New Orleans Saints security and ALS supporter Steve Gleason is stable and recovering at a nearby hospital after a medical occasion earlier recently, depending on to his public relations consultant Clare Durrett.Durrett pointed out Gleason surged a fever as well as had exceptionally reduced high blood pressure Wednesday, urging his physician to propose he be required to a hospital.However, this sought Typhoon Francine, a Category 2 tornado, made landfall near Morgan Metropolitan area, Louisiana, along with sustained winds of nearly 100 mph. Virtually 390,000 individuals throughout Louisiana lost power, and also New Orleans and also encompassing locations experienced some street flooding.Durrett mentioned there was a concern that ambulance and 1st responders would certainly not manage to hit Gleason, but "the good news is, they made it by means of to him each time when Steve's wellness was actually falling apart."" They promptly maintained him and transported him to Ochsner," Durrett stated. "He stays there and stable. He's continuing to be actually managed, and we are actually confident Steve will do what Steve carries out and fighter via to get home as promptly as feasible." Gleason's representative X profile uploaded an update Thursday morning giving thanks to the initial responders and also the healthcare facility for taking care of Gleason.Gleason was detected along with ALS, for which there is presently no remedy, in 2011 and also now takes a breath through a ventilator. He connects utilizing his eyes via a focused tablet attached to his wheelchair.Gleason's staff posted a notification coming from him Friday: "ALS is actually a storm of an illness. And on 9/11 in the midst of Typhoon Francine, electrical power failures & sketchy phone company, storm ALS helped make landfall. Thank you for the powerful love and support coming from all of you. Celebrate this opportunity to become alive and breathing. I love yall - SG." A notification from Steve. pic.twitter.com/pfYEwFANJEu2014 Steve Gleason - "Live Difficult" (@SteveGleason) September 13, 2024 Gleason, a previous Saints exclusive crews captain who participated in seven seasons for New Orleans, is very most understood on the field for his shut out punt versus the Atlanta georgia Falcons in the Saints' very first activity back after the Superdome reopened in 2006 following Typhoon Katrina. He is actually right now an advocate for ALS recognition as well as functions using his not-for-profit Staff Gleason to deliver technology, devices as well as help services to others dealing with ALS.He was actually the recipient of the 2024 Arthur Ashe Tenacity Honor in July. He as well as co-writer Jeff Duncan additionally recently posted Gleason's narrative "A Life Difficult," which Gleason composed using his eyes.