.Katherine Terrell, ESPN Staff WriterSep 14, 2024, 01:26 AM ETCloseKatherine Terrell returned to ESPN to cover the New Orleans Saints in the summertime of 2022. She left behind the provider in 2019 after taking part 2016 to deal with the Cincinnati Bengals. Katherine is a grad of LSU as well as a Baton Rouge, Louisiana, indigenous, and also she has actually covered the NFL since 2013. You may follow Katherine on Twitter: @Kat_TerrellFormer New Orleans Saints security and also ALS supporter Steve Gleason is stable and also bouncing back at a regional hospital after a medical celebration previously today, according to his press agent Clare Durrett.Durrett pointed out Gleason increased a high temperature and had exceptionally reduced blood pressure Wednesday, causing his medical doctor to advise he be actually taken to a hospital.However, this was after Hurricane Francine, a Group 2 tornado, created landfall near Morgan Urban area, Louisiana, along with sustained winds of almost 100 miles per hour. Almost 390,000 locals throughout Louisiana died, and New Orleans and also surrounding areas experienced some street flooding.Durrett mentioned there was actually a worry that ambulance and also very first responders would certainly not have the ability to get to Gleason, but "thankfully, they made it by means of to him each time when Steve's health and wellness was actually weakening."" They promptly maintained him and carried him to Ochsner," Durrett stated. "He stays there as well as dependable. He is actually remaining to be actually alleviated, as well as our team are confident Steve will do what Steve performs as well as enthusiast by means of to get home as promptly as feasible." Gleason's representative X profile published an upgrade Thursday morning giving thanks to the initial -responders and also the hospital for taking care of Gleason.Gleason was detected with ALS, for which there is currently no cure, in 2011 and currently inhales with a ventilator. He connects using his eyes via a concentrated tablet computer attached to his wheelchair.Gleason's staff posted a message coming from him Friday: "ALS is a storm of an ailment. And on 9/11 in the middle of Cyclone Francine, electrical power failures & skimpy phone service, storm ALS created landfall. Thank you for the powerful affection and also assistance from all of you. Celebrate this opportunity to be viable and also breathing. I love yall - SG." A message from Steve. pic.twitter.com/pfYEwFANJEu2014 Steve Gleason - "Reside Impossible" (@SteveGleason) September 13, 2024 Gleason, a previous Saints special teams captain who played 7 times for New Orleans, is most known on the area for his shut out punting against the Atlanta ga Falcons in the Saints' 1st activity back after the Superdome resumed in 2006 adhering to Typhoon Katrina. He is right now a proponent for ALS understanding and also operates by means of his not-for-profit Group Gleason to offer technology, tools and support services to others coping with ALS.He was the recipient of the 2024 Arthur Ashe Guts Award in July. He as well as co-writer Jeff Duncan likewise lately posted Gleason's narrative "A Lifestyle Difficult," which Gleason created using his eyes.