.Katherine Terrell, ESPN Staff WriterSep 14, 2024, 01:26 AM ETCloseKatherine Terrell came back to ESPN to deal with the New Orleans Saints in the summer of 2022. She left the firm in 2019 after participating 2016 to deal with the Cincinnati Bengals. Katherine is actually a grad of LSU as well as a Baton Rouge, Louisiana, native, and also she has dealt with the NFL given that 2013. You can observe Katherine on Twitter: @Kat_TerrellFormer New Orleans Saints protection and also ALS proponent Steve Gleason is actually stable as well as recovering at a neighborhood medical center after a clinical celebration earlier today, according to his public relations consultant Clare Durrett.Durrett claimed Gleason surged a fever as well as had extremely low blood pressure Wednesday, urging his medical professional to suggest he be required to a hospital.However, this desired Typhoon Francine, a Group 2 storm, created landfall near Morgan Urban area, Louisiana, with sustained winds of almost 100 miles per hour. Virtually 390,000 individuals around Louisiana died, and New Orleans and also surrounding regions experienced some street flooding.Durrett said there was an issue that EMS and also initial -responders would certainly not have the capacity to arrive at Gleason, yet "thankfully, they made it with to him at a time when Steve's health and wellness was weakening."" They quickly stabilized him and moved him to Ochsner," Durrett said. "He stays there and stable. He's remaining to be addressed, and our company are hopeful Steve will certainly perform what Steve performs and enthusiast via to get home as quickly as possible." Gleason's authorities X profile submitted an upgrade Thursday early morning thanking the first responders as well as the health center for dealing with Gleason.Gleason was actually detected with ALS, for which there is currently no cure, in 2011 and now takes a breath through a ventilator. He communicates utilizing his eyes through a focused tablet computer attached to his wheelchair.Gleason's crew submitted a notification from him Friday: "ALS is a cyclone of an ailment. As well as on 9/11 in the middle of Hurricane Francine, energy blackouts & sketchy phone company, hurricane ALS created landfall. Thanks for the effective love and assistance coming from every one of you. Celebrate this possibility to be vital and also breathing. I love yall - SG." A notification from Steve. pic.twitter.com/pfYEwFANJEu2014 Steve Gleason - "Reside Inconceivable" (@SteveGleason) September thirteen, 2024 Gleason, a former Saints special crews captain who participated in seven periods for New Orleans, is most understood on the industry for his blocked out punting versus the Atlanta georgia Falcons in the Saints' initial video game back after the Superdome reopened in 2006 adhering to Typhoon Katrina. He is actually now an advocate for ALS understanding and works by means of his nonprofit Crew Gleason to supply innovation, tools and support 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 additionally recently posted Gleason's memoir "A Life Impossible," which Gleason composed utilizing his eyes.