Sad story in Cincinnati | Syracusefan.com

Sad story in Cincinnati

JarHeadJim

I have never won sheet!
Joined
Aug 21, 2011
Messages
127,859
Like
394,257
http://www.cincinnat...rcent/14937035/

Devon Still, a former number 2 draft pick, has a daughter who is battling cancer. After telling the team he can't give them his all they put him on the practice squad so he could keep health insurance for his daughter. Kudos to the Bengals for doing the right thing. Prayers for Still and his daughter
 
Spent the entire weekend with her! It was amassing. She is doing great! This is the cup she got me for my Birthday!
image.jpg
 
Mike Brown has gotten a lot of criticism over the years, much of it deserved. Who can forget the "If it's Brown, Flush it Down!" signs from the 90's and early 2000's? But there are 2 things that few people realize about him, 1- He is a sound business man. He's not some rich guy that owns a football team. The Bengals are his business, if they don't make money, he don't make money. And 2 - He treats people with class, respect and compassion. That may mean he holds onto coaches longer than he should (see Dave Shula and Dick Lebeau). That doesn't mean he overspends on players or provides all the "luxuries" many NFL players expect (he's not a luxury guy). But that does mean he will do right by people that have done right by him or that he thinks deserve a second chance, or third chance (see Odell Thurman and Chris Henry). This doesn't surprise me at all. In fact if they had ended up not putting Still on the practice squad, and he had not made another team's it would not surprise me if he had tried to pay for Still's daughter's expenses some way on his own.

The one thing that does confuse me about that article is that it says Still's daughter is back in PA. Last week an article indicated that Still had brought his daughter to Cincinnati in part to be treated at Cincinnati's Children's Hospital which is world renowned for Pediatric Cancer and a lot closer to him. I just looked it up and Cincy's Children's Hospital is ranked #3 for Pediatric Cancer while Philly is #2. I wish the best for the whole Still family. Say what you will about PSU, but their captains are usually pretty class individuals.
 

Forum statistics

Threads
170,310
Messages
4,884,096
Members
5,991
Latest member
Fowler

Online statistics

Members online
70
Guests online
909
Total visitors
979


...
Top Bottom