.Katherine Terrell, ESPN Team WriterSep 14, 2024, 01:26 AM ETCloseKatherine Terrell came back to ESPN to cover the New Orleans Saints in the summer season of 2022. She left the business in 2019 after taking part 2016 to cover the Cincinnati Bengals. Katherine is actually a graduate of LSU as well as a Baton Rouge, Louisiana, indigenous, as well as she has actually covered the NFL since 2013. You may comply with Katherine on Twitter: @Kat_TerrellFormer New Orleans Saints safety and ALS advocate Steve Gleason is stable as well as recovering at a nearby healthcare facility after a health care activity earlier today, according to his press agent Clare Durrett.Durrett mentioned Gleason spiked a high temperature and also possessed incredibly reduced blood pressure Wednesday, causing his physician to advise he be needed to a hospital.However, this wanted Storm Francine, a Classification 2 tornado, created landfall near Morgan City, Louisiana, along with sustained winds of just about one hundred miles per hour. Almost 390,000 locals throughout Louisiana died, and New Orleans as well as bordering places experienced some road flooding.Durrett stated there was a concern that ambulance and also 1st -responders would certainly not be able to hit Gleason, but "the good news is, they made it by means of to him at a time when Steve's health and wellness was actually weakening."" They immediately supported him and delivered him to Ochsner," Durrett pointed out. "He continues to be there and stable. He is actually remaining to be actually dealt with, as well as our company are hopeful Steve is going to perform what Steve does and soldier through to obtain home as quickly as feasible." Gleason's representative X account published an improve Thursday morning thanking the initial responders and also the hospital for looking after Gleason.Gleason was actually identified with ALS, for which there is actually presently no cure, in 2011 and also currently inhales via a ventilator. He communicates utilizing his eyes through a focused tablet computer connected to his wheelchair.Gleason's crew uploaded an information coming from him Friday: "ALS is actually a cyclone of a health condition. And also on 9/11 in the midst of Typhoon Francine, power failures & sketchy phone company, cyclone ALS created landfall. Thanks for the highly effective love and support coming from every one of you. Commemorate this chance to become alive as well as breathing. I adore yall - SG." A message coming from Steve. pic.twitter.com/pfYEwFANJEu2014 Steve Gleason - "Live Inconceivable" (@SteveGleason) September 13, 2024 Gleason, a previous Saints unique crews captain who played seven seasons for New Orleans, is actually very most recognized on the industry for his blocked punting versus the Atlanta Falcons in the Saints' first activity back after the Superdome reopened in 2006 complying with Storm Katrina. He is actually right now a supporter for ALS understanding and also works via his non-profit Staff Gleason to supply modern technology, equipment as well as help companies to others dealing with ALS.He was the recipient of the 2024 Arthur Ashe Tenacity Honor in July. He and also co-writer Jeff Duncan additionally recently published Gleason's narrative "A Lifestyle Difficult," which Gleason created utilizing his eyes.