.Katherine Terrell, ESPN Personnel WriterSep 14, 2024, 01:26 AM ETCloseKatherine Terrell went back to ESPN to deal with the New Orleans Saints in the summer months of 2022. She left the firm in 2019 after taking part 2016 to cover the Cincinnati Bengals. Katherine is actually a graduate of LSU as well as a Baton Rouge, Louisiana, native, and also she has actually covered the NFL given that 2013. You can comply with Katherine on Twitter: @Kat_TerrellFormer New Orleans Saints safety as well as ALS advocate Steve Gleason is dependable and bouncing back at a local medical facility after a medical occasion previously recently, depending on to his publicist Clare Durrett.Durrett said Gleason surged a high temperature as well as possessed remarkably reduced high blood pressure Wednesday, causing his medical doctor to propose he be needed to a hospital.However, this sought Hurricane Francine, a Type 2 hurricane, created landfall near Morgan Metropolitan area, Louisiana, along with sustained winds of practically one hundred mph. Nearly 390,000 homeowners around Louisiana lost power, and New Orleans and also neighboring regions experienced some street flooding.Durrett pointed out there was a worry that ambulance and also very first responders would certainly not be able to reach Gleason, but "thankfully, they created it through to him at once when Steve's health was deteriorating."" They quickly maintained him and also carried him to Ochsner," Durrett stated. "He continues to be there and secure. He's continuing to be handled, and also our team are actually confident Steve is going to do what Steve does and also fighter through to get home as quickly as possible." Gleason's authorities X profile published an upgrade Thursday morning thanking the 1st responders and the health center for handling Gleason.Gleason was actually identified with ALS, for which there is actually currently no remedy, in 2011 and also right now takes a breath by means of a ventilator. He corresponds utilizing his eyes by means of a specialized tablet computer connected to his wheelchair.Gleason's staff posted a message from him Friday: "ALS is a typhoon of an illness. As well as on 9/11 in the middle of Typhoon Francine, electrical power interruptions & skimpy phone company, typhoon ALS produced landfall. Thank you for the highly effective passion and help from all of you. Celebrate this chance to be viable and also breathing. I enjoy yall - SG." A message coming from Steve. pic.twitter.com/pfYEwFANJEu2014 Steve Gleason - "Live Inconceivable" (@SteveGleason) September 13, 2024 Gleason, a past Saints exclusive crews captain who played seven seasons for New Orleans, is actually very most known on the field for his shut out punt against the Atlanta Falcons in the Saints' first video game back after the Superdome resumed in 2006 adhering to Typhoon Katrina. He is right now a supporter for ALS awareness and also functions via his non-profit Group Gleason to give innovation, devices and assistance services to others dealing with ALS.He was the recipient of the 2024 Arthur Ashe Tenacity Honor in July. He and also co-writer Jeff Duncan also just recently published Gleason's narrative "A Lifestyle Impossible," which Gleason created using his eyes.