.Katherine Terrell, ESPN Workers WriterSep 14, 2024, 01:26 AM ETCloseKatherine Terrell came back to ESPN to cover the New Orleans Saints in the summertime of 2022. She left the firm in 2019 after participating 2016 to deal with the Cincinnati Bengals. Katherine is a graduate of LSU and also a Baton Rouge, Louisiana, native, as well as she has covered the NFL since 2013. You can comply with Katherine on Twitter: @Kat_TerrellFormer New Orleans Saints safety and security as well as ALS proponent Steve Gleason is actually dependable as well as bouncing back at a neighborhood health center after a clinical celebration earlier this week, according to his publicist Clare Durrett.Durrett said Gleason surged a fever and also possessed exceptionally low high blood pressure Wednesday, cuing his medical professional to recommend he be needed to a hospital.However, this sought Storm Francine, a Type 2 tornado, brought in landfall near Morgan Metropolitan area, Louisiana, with continual winds of practically one hundred miles per hour. Virtually 390,000 locals throughout Louisiana died, and New Orleans as well as encompassing locations experienced some road flooding.Durrett pointed out there was a worry that ambulance and also first -responders will not manage to hit Gleason, but "the good news is, they created it via to him each time when Steve's health was weakening."" They immediately supported him and also carried him to Ochsner," Durrett claimed. "He continues to be there and also steady. He is actually continuing to be treated, as well as our experts are confident Steve will perform what Steve does as well as warrior through to get home as quickly as possible." Gleason's representative X account uploaded an update Thursday early morning giving thanks to the 1st responders and the hospital for caring for Gleason.Gleason was actually diagnosed along with ALS, for which there is presently no remedy, in 2011 as well as now inhales with a ventilator. He corresponds using his eyes through a concentrated tablet attached to his wheelchair.Gleason's staff posted an information coming from him Friday: "ALS is a typhoon of a disease. As well as on 9/11 in the midst of Hurricane Francine, electrical power blackouts & sketchy phone service, typhoon ALS made landfall. Thank you for the effective passion as well as help coming from each one of you. Celebrate this possibility to become alive as well as breathing. I enjoy yall - SG." A notification from Steve. pic.twitter.com/pfYEwFANJEu2014 Steve Gleason - "Live Impossible" (@SteveGleason) September 13, 2024 Gleason, a past Saints exclusive teams captain who played 7 seasons for New Orleans, is actually most understood on the field for his shut out punt versus the Atlanta ga Falcons in the Saints' 1st video game back after the Superdome resumed in 2006 following Typhoon Katrina. He is actually now an advocate for ALS recognition and works via his non-profit Group Gleason to give technology, devices and also support solutions to others dealing with ALS.He was actually the recipient of the 2024 Arthur Ashe Nerve Award in July. He as well as co-writer Jeff Duncan also lately published Gleason's memoir "A Lifestyle Difficult," which Gleason created utilizing his eyes.