.Katherine Terrell, ESPN Workers WriterSep 14, 2024, 01:26 AM ETCloseKatherine Terrell went back to ESPN to deal with the New Orleans Saints in the summer season of 2022. She left behind the provider in 2019 after taking part 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 considering that 2013. You may observe Katherine on Twitter: @Kat_TerrellFormer New Orleans Saints safety as well as ALS proponent Steve Gleason is secure and bouncing back at a nearby hospital after a clinical occasion earlier today, depending on to his public relations consultant Clare Durrett.Durrett stated Gleason surged a fever and also had extremely low blood pressure Wednesday, triggering his medical doctor to propose he be actually taken to a hospital.However, this sought Typhoon Francine, a Category 2 hurricane, made landfall near Morgan Area, Louisiana, along with sustained winds of just about 100 miles per hour. Nearly 390,000 homeowners around Louisiana died, and also New Orleans as well as neighboring regions experienced some road flooding.Durrett said there was actually a problem that ambulance and very first -responders will certainly not be able to reach Gleason, however "luckily, they made it by means of to him at a time when Steve's health was falling apart."" They promptly supported him and transported him to Ochsner," Durrett stated. "He continues to be there as well as stable. He's continuing to be addressed, and our experts are actually enthusiastic Steve will definitely do what Steve does and soldier via to receive home as rapidly as feasible." Gleason's representative X account uploaded an update Thursday early morning thanking the initial -responders as well as the health center for handling Gleason.Gleason was actually identified with ALS, for which there is currently no cure, in 2011 and now takes a breath with a ventilator. He corresponds utilizing his eyes via a specialized tablet computer affixed to his wheelchair.Gleason's group uploaded a message coming from him Friday: "ALS is a cyclone of an illness. And on 9/11 in the middle of Cyclone Francine, electrical power failures & skimpy phone service, typhoon ALS created landfall. Thanks for the highly effective love and also assistance coming from each one of you. Celebrate this chance to be viable and also breathing. I adore yall - SG." An information from Steve. pic.twitter.com/pfYEwFANJEu2014 Steve Gleason - "Reside Difficult" (@SteveGleason) September thirteen, 2024 Gleason, a former Saints exclusive crews leader who participated in 7 times for New Orleans, is actually very most known on the industry for his blocked out punt versus the Atlanta Falcons in the Saints' first game back after the Superdome resumed in 2006 adhering to Storm Katrina. He is actually right now a proponent for ALS understanding and also functions through his nonprofit Group Gleason to deliver innovation, devices and also help services to others living with ALS.He was actually the recipient of the 2024 Arthur Ashe Courage Award in July. He and also co-writer Jeff Duncan likewise lately posted Gleason's narrative "A Life Impossible," which Gleason composed utilizing his eyes.