.Katherine Terrell, ESPN Personnel 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 behind the provider in 2019 after taking part 2016 to cover the Cincinnati Bengals. Katherine is a grad of LSU and also a Baton Rouge, Louisiana, native, and also she has covered the NFL because 2013. You can easily adhere to Katherine on Twitter: @Kat_TerrellFormer New Orleans Saints safety and ALS supporter Steve Gleason is secure and also recovering at a nearby medical center after a clinical event earlier this week, depending on to his publicist Clare Durrett.Durrett mentioned Gleason surged a fever and also had extremely low high blood pressure Wednesday, motivating his medical professional to advise he be taken to a hospital.However, this wanted Cyclone Francine, a Classification 2 tornado, made landfall near Morgan Metropolitan area, Louisiana, with sustained winds of practically one hundred mph. Nearly 390,000 residents all over Louisiana died, and New Orleans and also neighboring locations experienced some road flooding.Durrett pointed out there was actually an issue that ambulance as well as 1st responders will not have the capacity to arrive at Gleason, but "luckily, they created it through to him at a time when Steve's wellness was deteriorating."" They immediately maintained him and also transferred him to Ochsner," Durrett mentioned. "He remains there and dependable. He's continuing to be managed, as well as our team are hopeful Steve will do what Steve does and also fighter with to receive home as swiftly as possible." Gleason's representative X profile submitted an update Thursday morning saying thanks to the first responders as well as the hospital for caring for Gleason.Gleason was actually identified with ALS, for which there is presently no remedy, in 2011 and also right now takes a breath through a ventilator. He connects utilizing his eyes by means of a specialized tablet computer affixed to his wheelchair.Gleason's team submitted an information from him Friday: "ALS is actually a storm of a health condition. And also on 9/11 in the midst of Hurricane Francine, energy failures & sketchy phone service, storm ALS made landfall. Thank you for the powerful love as well as assistance coming from each of you. Celebrate this chance to become dynamic as well as breathing. I really love yall - SG." An information coming from Steve. pic.twitter.com/pfYEwFANJEu2014 Steve Gleason - "Reside Difficult" (@SteveGleason) September 13, 2024 Gleason, a previous Saints special groups captain that participated in seven periods for New Orleans, is actually very most known on the field for his blocked punt against the Atlanta georgia Falcons in the Saints' very first game back after the Superdome resumed in 2006 observing Hurricane Katrina. He is right now a supporter for ALS awareness as well as operates via his not-for-profit Crew Gleason to deliver technology, devices as well as support solutions to others dealing with ALS.He was the recipient of the 2024 Arthur Ashe Courage Award in July. He and also co-writer Jeff Duncan additionally just recently posted Gleason's narrative "A Life Difficult," which Gleason composed using his eyes.