When you’re dealing with cancer, especially childhood cancer, there’s a ceiling on how secure you can ever feel.
But Devon Still still has a job to do, and he knows it’s time to focus on it.
The best news is his daughter Leah’s cancer is still in remission, but Still admitted how difficult it has been, knowing it was now time to go to work.
“You know we were traveling down a good path for so long, and for that day to come right before I had to come out here for training camp is hard,” Still said, via Paul Dehner of the Cincinnati Enquirer. “It’s hard for any parent that’s dealing with cancer because that can change your whole world right back around from the result that you get. But luckily we were given positive results.”
Now he’s concentrating on keeping his job, and the work shows. He’s lost 27 pounds, down to a lean 295. Yet on a talented Bengals defense, he’s still not a sure thing to keep a roster spot.
But he wants you to know he’s not distracted in the least.
“My mind’s focused. Period. Point blank. Period. I’m focused,” he said. “I’m very inspired by what my daughter was able to accomplish over this past year and I’m looking forward to going out there and showing her what I can overcome.”
The Bengals have been patient with Still in the past, as he’s helped his daughter through a courageous fight. Now, he wants to make sure to hold up his end of the bargain, and let them know that his mind is on nothing but football.