In June 2014, Cincinnati Bengals defensive lineman Devon Still was rehabbing from offseason surgery and preparing for his third NFL season when he received the worst news of his life: His young daughter, Leah, had been diagnosed with a rare form of stage 4 cancer.
"When my daughter was diagnosed, it completely turned my life upside down," Still said on Glenn Clark Radio March 26. "I had no idea what was going on. I didn't know how I was going to be able to make it through something like this."
Still, who had played 18 games during his first two years in Cincinnati, put his football career on hold while Leah underwent treatment. However, despite his absence from the team, head coach Marvin Lewis offered Still a chance to remain on the practice squad to help him pay for his daughter's treatment.
