.Katherine Terrell, ESPN Staff WriterSep 14, 2024, 01:26 AM ETCloseKatherine Terrell returned to ESPN to cover the New Orleans Saints in the summertime of 2022. She left behind the company in 2019 after participating in 2016 to deal with the Cincinnati Bengals. Katherine is a grad of LSU and also a Baton Rouge, Louisiana, indigenous, as well as she has actually covered the NFL since 2013. You can easily follow Katherine on Twitter: @Kat_TerrellFormer New Orleans Saints protection as well as ALS advocate Steve Gleason is stable and recovering at a nearby healthcare facility after a health care event earlier recently, according to his publicist Clare Durrett.Durrett mentioned Gleason increased a high temperature and also had incredibly reduced blood pressure Wednesday, triggering his physician to suggest he be needed to a hospital.However, this sought Typhoon Francine, a Group 2 hurricane, created landfall near Morgan Metropolitan area, Louisiana, along with sustained winds of virtually one hundred mph. Virtually 390,000 residents around Louisiana lost power, and New Orleans as well as encompassing regions experienced some street flooding.Durrett stated there was actually a worry that EMS and also first -responders would not manage to hit Gleason, yet "the good news is, they made it via to him at once when Steve's wellness was actually weakening."" They promptly stabilized him and also delivered him to Ochsner," Durrett pointed out. "He stays there and also dependable. He's remaining to be actually managed, and also our company are actually hopeful Steve is going to do what Steve does and also warrior by means of to obtain home as swiftly as achievable." Gleason's authorities X account uploaded an improve Thursday early morning thanking the first responders as well as the hospital for dealing with Gleason.Gleason was identified with ALS, for which there is presently no treatment, in 2011 and also right now breathes by means of a ventilator. He connects utilizing his eyes via a focused tablet attached to his wheelchair.Gleason's group submitted an information from him Friday: "ALS is a storm of an ailment. And on 9/11 in the midst of Storm Francine, electrical power failures & skimpy phone service, cyclone ALS created landfall. Thank you for the strong affection and help coming from each one of you. Celebrate this odds to be vital and also breathing. I enjoy yall - SG." An information from Steve. pic.twitter.com/pfYEwFANJEu2014 Steve Gleason - "Live Impossible" (@SteveGleason) September 13, 2024 Gleason, a previous Saints special groups captain that played 7 times for New Orleans, is actually most understood on the field for his blocked out punt versus the Atlanta Falcons in the Saints' first game back after the Superdome reopened in 2006 following Typhoon Katrina. He is actually right now a supporter for ALS understanding and also works by means of his not-for-profit Crew Gleason to supply modern technology, equipment and also help services to others coping with ALS.He was actually the recipient of the 2024 Arthur Ashe Nerve Award in July. He and co-writer Jeff Duncan likewise just recently posted Gleason's memoir "A Life Impossible," which Gleason created utilizing his eyes.