http://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-2745083/Bengals-sign-cut-player-pay-four-year-old-daughter-s-cancer-treatment.htmlBengals re-sign cut player so he can pay for his four-year-old daughter's cancer treatment
Devon Still, 25, failed to make the 53-man roster on Saturday but has been signed to the Bengals' practice team instead
It means that he retains his health insurance and salary
The team has also allowed him to take time off to be with his daughter, Leah, who was diagnosed with stage four pediatric cancer in June
By Lydia Warren for MailOnline
Published: 09:15 EST, 5 September 2014 | Updated: 12:16 EST, 5 September 2014
A player cut from the Cincinnati Bengals at the weekend has been re-signed by the team so that he can pay for his four-year-old daughter's cancer treatment.
Defensive tackle Devon Still, 25, said he understood why he was dropped from the 53-man roster because, since learning in June that his daughter Leah has stage 4 pediatric cancer, he has struggled to concentrate on his game.
'My whole world turned upside down,' he told ABC News.
But after failing to make the team on Saturday, the Bengals brought him on to the practice squad instead, which means he will still get paid and receive health insurance.
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