.Katherine Terrell, ESPN Staff WriterSep 14, 2024, 01:26 AM ETCloseKatherine Terrell came back to ESPN to cover the New Orleans Saints in the summer of 2022. She left the business in 2019 after participating 2016 to deal with the Cincinnati Bengals. Katherine is actually a grad of LSU and a Baton Rouge, Louisiana, native, as well as she has actually covered the NFL since 2013. You can observe Katherine on Twitter: @Kat_TerrellFormer New Orleans Saints security and ALS advocate Steve Gleason is actually stable as well as recovering at a nearby medical center after a clinical event earlier recently, depending on to his publicist Clare Durrett.Durrett stated Gleason spiked a high temperature and possessed incredibly reduced high blood pressure Wednesday, triggering his doctor to recommend he be taken to a hospital.However, this sought Cyclone Francine, a Classification 2 storm, brought in landfall near Morgan Area, Louisiana, along with continual winds of practically 100 miles per hour. Almost 390,000 homeowners throughout Louisiana lost power, and New Orleans as well as bordering locations experienced some street flooding.Durrett pointed out there was a concern that EMS as well as 1st responders would certainly not manage to reach Gleason, however "luckily, they created it via to him at once when Steve's wellness was actually deteriorating."" They immediately maintained him and delivered him to Ochsner," Durrett pointed out. "He continues to be there as well as dependable. He is actually continuing to be actually addressed, and also our experts are actually enthusiastic Steve will certainly do what Steve carries out and fighter by means of to get home as rapidly as feasible." Gleason's representative X profile posted an improve Thursday morning thanking the first responders and the hospital for handling Gleason.Gleason was diagnosed with ALS, for which there is presently no remedy, in 2011 as well as currently breathes by means of a ventilator. He communicates utilizing his eyes via a focused tablet connected to his wheelchair.Gleason's staff published an information coming from him Friday: "ALS is actually a typhoon of a health condition. And also on 9/11 in the middle of Hurricane Francine, electrical power outages & skimpy phone service, storm ALS created landfall. Thank you for the effective love and help coming from each of you. Commemorate this chance to be alive and breathing. I enjoy yall - SG." A message coming from Steve. pic.twitter.com/pfYEwFANJEu2014 Steve Gleason - "Reside Impossible" (@SteveGleason) September 13, 2024 Gleason, a former Saints exclusive crews leader who participated in 7 seasons for New Orleans, is very most understood on the field for his obstructed punting versus the Atlanta georgia Falcons in the Saints' 1st video game back after the Superdome resumed in 2006 adhering to Cyclone Katrina. He is actually now a proponent for ALS understanding and works by means of his nonprofit Group Gleason to provide modern technology, tools as well as assistance companies to others living with ALS.He was the recipient of the 2024 Arthur Ashe Courage Award in July. He and also co-writer Jeff Duncan likewise recently posted Gleason's memoir "A Lifestyle Difficult," which Gleason wrote using his eyes.