.Katherine Terrell, ESPN Staff WriterSep 14, 2024, 01:26 AM ETCloseKatherine Terrell went back to ESPN to deal with the New Orleans Saints in the summer months of 2022. She left the company in 2019 after joining in 2016 to cover the Cincinnati Bengals. Katherine is a graduate of LSU and a Baton Rouge, Louisiana, indigenous, and also she has actually covered the NFL due to the fact that 2013. You can follow Katherine on Twitter: @Kat_TerrellFormer New Orleans Saints security as well as ALS advocate Steve Gleason is actually dependable and also recovering at a regional health center after a medical celebration earlier this week, according to his public relations consultant Clare Durrett.Durrett claimed Gleason spiked a fever and also possessed very reduced blood pressure Wednesday, causing his doctor to suggest he be needed to a hospital.However, this desired Hurricane Francine, a Classification 2 hurricane, created landfall near Morgan Urban area, Louisiana, with continual winds of nearly 100 miles per hour. Almost 390,000 locals all over Louisiana died, and also New Orleans and bordering areas experienced some road flooding.Durrett mentioned there was an issue that ambulance and also first responders would certainly certainly not have the capacity to hit Gleason, however "thankfully, they created it by means of to him at a time when Steve's health and wellness was actually wearing away."" They instantly maintained him and also delivered him to Ochsner," Durrett mentioned. "He stays there and stable. He's continuing to be dealt with, as well as our experts are hopeful Steve will definitely perform what Steve performs and warrior by means of to acquire home as swiftly as possible." Gleason's official X profile uploaded an update Thursday early morning saying thanks to the 1st responders as well as the healthcare facility for caring for Gleason.Gleason was diagnosed with ALS, for which there is actually currently no remedy, in 2011 as well as right now inhales with a ventilator. He communicates utilizing his eyes via a focused tablet connected to his wheelchair.Gleason's staff posted a notification from him Friday: "ALS is actually a hurricane of a disease. And on 9/11 in the midst of Hurricane Francine, energy interruptions & skimpy phone service, cyclone ALS helped make landfall. Thanks for the powerful passion and help from every one of you. Celebrate this odds to become vital as well as breathing. I adore yall - SG." An information from Steve. pic.twitter.com/pfYEwFANJEu2014 Steve Gleason - "Live Impossible" (@SteveGleason) September thirteen, 2024 Gleason, a former Saints exclusive crews leader that played 7 seasons for New Orleans, is very most recognized on the area for his shut out punt versus the Atlanta ga Falcons in the Saints' very first activity back after the Superdome resumed in 2006 observing Typhoon Katrina. He is actually currently a proponent for ALS recognition and also works through his nonprofit Group Gleason to supply technology, equipment and also help solutions to others coping with ALS.He was actually the recipient of the 2024 Arthur Ashe Courage Honor in July. He and co-writer Jeff Duncan likewise lately published Gleason's memoir "A Life Inconceivable," which Gleason created utilizing his eyes.