Devon Still's daughter reunited with dad to watch him play in NFL game for first time
CINCINNATI, OH -- Cincinnati Bengals player Devon Still's daughter will finally get to watch her daddy play pro football in person.
For the past five months, the Bengals defensive tackle has been immersed in helping his 4-year-old daughter Leah get through surgery and chemotherapy to fight a cancerous growth found in her abdomen.
Last night, she finally felt good enough to leave the hospital back home in Philadelphia and fly to Cincinnati for tonight's night against the Cleveland Browns at Paul Brown Stadium, where she'll get to watch her father play for the first time.
PHOTOS: Leah Still reunites with her father
"It will probably be the most special game I'm ever going to play because I know my daughter is going to be here to watch me play," the third-year player from Penn State said.
The 4-year-old is hoping her dad will do a robot dance.
"I got to do something for her," Still told ABC's Cincinnati affiliate, WCPO. "You got to make a play. You can't just be out there dancing for no reason."
Still had originally been cut from the Bengals roster, but once they learned his daughter had stage 4 cancer, they re-signed him to their practice squad. He's since been placed on the active roster.
The team helped raise money for pediatric cancer treatment and research by donating money from the sale of his No. 75 jersey to Children's Hospital in Cincinnati. The team will present a check for more than $1 million on the field after the first quarter against the Browns (5-3).
Leah Still will be part of the presentation. She'll watch the rest of the game from one of the stadium boxes.
"I think it's going to be amazing," left tackle Andrew Whitworth said. "Guys will be excited about that."
Still posted the following to Twitter on Thursday morning.
The Associated Press contributed to this report.
