.Katherine Terrell, ESPN Personnel WriterSep 14, 2024, 01:26 AM ETCloseKatherine Terrell returned to ESPN to deal with the New Orleans Saints in the summer season of 2022. She left behind the company in 2019 after participating 2016 to deal with the Cincinnati Bengals. Katherine is a grad of LSU and also a Baton Rouge, Louisiana, native, as well as she has dealt with the NFL given that 2013. You may comply with Katherine on Twitter: @Kat_TerrellFormer New Orleans Saints safety and security and also ALS supporter Steve Gleason is actually dependable and also recovering at a regional hospital after a clinical celebration previously today, depending on to his press agent Clare Durrett.Durrett claimed Gleason surged a high temperature and also had extremely reduced high blood pressure Wednesday, motivating his medical professional to recommend he be needed to a hospital.However, this desired Storm Francine, a Type 2 storm, brought in landfall near Morgan Urban area, Louisiana, along with continual winds of practically 100 mph. Almost 390,000 locals across Louisiana died, and also New Orleans and also neighboring regions experienced some road flooding.Durrett stated there was actually an issue that ambulance and also very first -responders would certainly certainly not have the capacity to hit Gleason, but "luckily, they created it through to him at once when Steve's health and wellness was wearing away."" They promptly supported him as well as moved him to Ochsner," Durrett said. "He remains there and also secure. He is actually remaining to be dealt with, and also our team are hopeful Steve is going to do what Steve performs and warrior through to get home as swiftly as possible." Gleason's representative X profile posted an update Thursday early morning giving thanks to the first responders and also the health center for taking care of Gleason.Gleason was actually identified with ALS, for which there is currently no remedy, in 2011 and also right now inhales through a ventilator. He communicates utilizing his eyes by means of a focused tablet computer attached to his wheelchair.Gleason's staff submitted a message from him Friday: "ALS is actually a typhoon of a condition. And on 9/11 in the middle of Cyclone Francine, power interruptions & questionable phone service, storm ALS produced landfall. Thank you for the strong passion and help coming from each one of you. Celebrate this odds to be viable and also breathing. I adore yall - SG." A message from Steve. pic.twitter.com/pfYEwFANJEu2014 Steve Gleason - "Live Difficult" (@SteveGleason) September 13, 2024 Gleason, a former Saints exclusive teams captain that participated in 7 times for New Orleans, is very most known on the industry for his blocked punting versus the Atlanta Falcons in the Saints' first activity back after the Superdome resumed in 2006 adhering to Hurricane Katrina. He is now a proponent for ALS awareness as well as operates through his nonprofit Staff Gleason to provide innovation, tools and also assistance companies to others living with ALS.He was actually the recipient of the 2024 Arthur Ashe Nerve Award in July. He and co-writer Jeff Duncan additionally just recently released Gleason's narrative "A Lifestyle Inconceivable," which Gleason composed using his eyes.