Devon Still has been one of the NFL’s most talked-about players ever since his daughter Leah was diagnosed with cancer last year. An inspiration to cancer patients, family of cancer patients and NFL fans around the country, Still’s story was the NFL’s best feel-good story in 2014.
When Cincinnati first received news about Leah last season, the Bengals placed Still on the practice squad so that he and Leah would both still have insurance from the NFL. Still eventually made his way back onto Cincinnati’s roster towards the end of the season.
The most under appreciated part of the story, however, occurred when an unnamed team interested in Still asked him if he would want to sign to the team’s roster; Still, happy in Cincinnati, responded with “no” and the team respected his decision enough to let him continue his career in Cincinnati.