.Katherine Terrell, ESPN Workers WriterSep 14, 2024, 01:26 AM ETCloseKatherine Terrell returned to ESPN to deal with the New Orleans Saints in the summertime of 2022. She left behind the provider in 2019 after participating in 2016 to deal with the Cincinnati Bengals. Katherine is a grad of LSU as well as a Baton Rouge, Louisiana, native, and also she has actually dealt with the NFL due to the fact that 2013. You can follow Katherine on Twitter: @Kat_TerrellFormer New Orleans Saints protection as well as ALS advocate Steve Gleason is actually stable and also recuperating at a regional hospital after a medical event earlier this week, depending on to his press agent Clare Durrett.Durrett stated Gleason increased a fever and possessed incredibly reduced high blood pressure Wednesday, triggering his medical professional to propose he be actually taken to a hospital.However, this desired Cyclone Francine, a Type 2 tornado, created landfall near Morgan Area, Louisiana, with continual winds of just about 100 mph. Virtually 390,000 homeowners throughout Louisiana died, and also New Orleans as well as neighboring places experienced some street flooding.Durrett stated there was a worry that EMS as well as 1st responders will not manage to arrive at Gleason, but "the good news is, they created it through to him at a time when Steve's wellness was degrading."" They immediately supported him and also transferred him to Ochsner," Durrett claimed. "He continues to be there and also dependable. He is actually continuing to be actually managed, as well as our experts are confident Steve will definitely perform what Steve performs as well as soldier by means of to get home as quickly as achievable." Gleason's official X profile uploaded an upgrade Thursday morning thanking the initial -responders and also the medical facility for dealing with Gleason.Gleason was identified along with ALS, for which there is actually currently no remedy, in 2011 as well as now takes a breath by means of a ventilator. He connects using his eyes through a specialized tablet attached to his wheelchair.Gleason's team uploaded a message coming from him Friday: "ALS is a typhoon of a disease. And on 9/11 in the middle of Storm Francine, power outages & skimpy phone company, typhoon ALS created landfall. Thanks for the effective love as well as assistance from each of you. Celebrate this chance to become vital and also breathing. I like yall - SG." A message from Steve. pic.twitter.com/pfYEwFANJEu2014 Steve Gleason - "Live Inconceivable" (@SteveGleason) September 13, 2024 Gleason, a former Saints exclusive staffs captain that participated in seven periods for New Orleans, is actually most known on the field for his blocked punt against the Atlanta ga Falcons in the Saints' first activity back after the Superdome resumed in 2006 complying with Typhoon Katrina. He is currently a supporter for ALS understanding as well as operates using his not-for-profit Staff Gleason to supply modern technology, equipment and support services to others dealing with ALS.He was the recipient of the 2024 Arthur Ashe Courage Award in July. He and co-writer Jeff Duncan additionally just recently released Gleason's narrative "A Lifestyle Impossible," which Gleason composed using his eyes.