.Katherine Terrell, ESPN Workers WriterSep 14, 2024, 01:26 AM ETCloseKatherine Terrell returned to ESPN to cover the New Orleans Saints in the summer months of 2022. She left the business in 2019 after joining in 2016 to deal with the Cincinnati Bengals. Katherine is a grad of LSU and also a Baton Rouge, Louisiana, native, and she has covered the NFL given that 2013. You can observe Katherine on Twitter: @Kat_TerrellFormer New Orleans Saints security as well as ALS advocate Steve Gleason is actually stable and also recovering at a neighborhood health center after a medical celebration previously today, according to his press agent Clare Durrett.Durrett mentioned Gleason increased a high temperature and also possessed very reduced blood pressure Wednesday, cuing his medical professional to suggest he be needed to a hospital.However, this wanted Typhoon Francine, a Category 2 storm, made landfall near Morgan City, Louisiana, along with continual winds of virtually one hundred mph. Nearly 390,000 locals around Louisiana lost power, as well as New Orleans as well as surrounding places experienced some street flooding.Durrett stated there was a concern that ambulance and also very first responders would certainly not be able to reach Gleason, yet "thankfully, they created it by means of to him at once when Steve's wellness was deteriorating."" They immediately supported him and also delivered him to Ochsner," Durrett pointed out. "He remains there and dependable. He's continuing to be treated, and we are actually confident Steve is going to perform what Steve does and soldier via to get home as quickly as feasible." Gleason's official X account published an update Thursday morning thanking the very first -responders as well as the medical facility for caring for Gleason.Gleason was diagnosed along with ALS, for which there is currently no cure, in 2011 and right now takes a breath via a ventilator. He connects using his eyes by means of a specialized tablet computer affixed to his wheelchair.Gleason's group posted a notification from him Friday: "ALS is a typhoon of a disease. As well as on 9/11 in the middle of Cyclone Francine, energy blackouts & skimpy phone company, hurricane ALS made landfall. Thanks for the highly effective affection as well as help coming from each one of you. Celebrate this chance to become vital as well as breathing. I love yall - SG." A notification from Steve. pic.twitter.com/pfYEwFANJEu2014 Steve Gleason - "Reside Difficult" (@SteveGleason) September 13, 2024 Gleason, a past Saints unique crews leader who participated in 7 seasons for New Orleans, is actually most understood on the field for his blocked out punting against the Atlanta Falcons in the Saints' very first video game back after the Superdome reopened in 2006 observing Storm Katrina. He is now an advocate for ALS understanding and also functions through his nonprofit Team Gleason to deliver innovation, equipment as well as assistance solutions to others coping with ALS.He was the recipient of the 2024 Arthur Ashe Courage Award in July. He as well as co-writer Jeff Duncan also just recently published Gleason's memoir "A Lifestyle Inconceivable," which Gleason composed utilizing his eyes.