.Katherine Terrell, ESPN Staff WriterSep 14, 2024, 01:26 AM ETCloseKatherine Terrell returned to ESPN to cover the New Orleans Saints in the summer season of 2022. She left behind the provider in 2019 after participating in 2016 to cover the Cincinnati Bengals. Katherine is a grad of LSU as well as a Baton Rouge, Louisiana, indigenous, and she has dealt with the NFL due to the fact that 2013. You can observe Katherine on Twitter: @Kat_TerrellFormer New Orleans Saints security as well as ALS proponent Steve Gleason is actually steady as well as bouncing back at a neighborhood healthcare facility after a clinical occasion earlier recently, depending on to his public relations consultant Clare Durrett.Durrett pointed out Gleason surged a high temperature as well as had extremely reduced high blood pressure Wednesday, causing his doctor to suggest he be required to a hospital.However, this was after Storm Francine, a Group 2 storm, brought in landfall near Morgan Area, Louisiana, with sustained winds of almost 100 miles per hour. Almost 390,000 locals across Louisiana lost power, and also New Orleans and also encompassing places experienced some street flooding.Durrett mentioned there was actually a worry that EMS and very first responders would certainly certainly not have the capacity to get to Gleason, yet "luckily, they made it through to him each time when Steve's health and wellness was actually falling apart."" They quickly supported him as well as carried him to Ochsner," Durrett stated. "He continues to be there as well as secure. He is actually continuing to be actually alleviated, and our team are actually confident Steve is going to do what Steve performs as well as warrior through to obtain home as rapidly as possible." Gleason's authorities X account published an update Thursday early morning thanking the 1st -responders as well as the healthcare facility for dealing with Gleason.Gleason was diagnosed along with ALS, for which there is actually presently no remedy, in 2011 and right now takes a breath via a ventilator. He corresponds using his eyes via a focused tablet computer attached to his wheelchair.Gleason's crew posted a notification from him Friday: "ALS is actually a cyclone of a disease. As well as on 9/11 in the midst of Storm Francine, energy blackouts & skimpy phone company, storm ALS made landfall. Thanks for the strong love as well as help from each of you. Celebrate this opportunity to be viable and breathing. I like yall - SG." An information coming from Steve. pic.twitter.com/pfYEwFANJEu2014 Steve Gleason - "Live Difficult" (@SteveGleason) September thirteen, 2024 Gleason, a past Saints special crews leader who played 7 times for New Orleans, is actually most recognized on the industry for his shut out punting versus the Atlanta georgia Falcons in the Saints' initial game back after the Superdome reopened in 2006 following Hurricane Katrina. He is now a proponent for ALS understanding and functions using his nonprofit Team Gleason to deliver modern technology, equipment and also assistance solutions to others living with ALS.He was actually the recipient of the 2024 Arthur Ashe Courage Honor in July. He as well as co-writer Jeff Duncan likewise recently published Gleason's memoir "A Life Difficult," which Gleason created using his eyes.