NFL defensive tackle Devon Still says 5-year-old daughter Leah ‘beat cancer’

In the summer of 2014, then-Cincinnati Bengals’ defensive tackle Devon Still found out his four-year-old daughter had cancer.

Leah Still was diagnosed with stage 4 neuroblastoma, a form of cancer that typically affects babies and young children.

Since then the football player has been sharing snippets of Leah’s cancer journey on social media, sparking the hashtag #LeahStrong.

Still says he and his daughter created the Still Strong Foundation, which supports cancer research and families affected by childhood cancer.

The duo went on to win the Jimmy V Award for Perseverance at the ESPYs in 2015.

On Tuesday, Still announced that Leah had her last treatment and had finally beaten cancer.

He wrote on Instagram:

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“With Leah finishing her last treatment last night, I can really say my daughter BEAT CANCER! Words can’t describe how proud I am of this girl. No matter how hard it got or how painful the treatments were (and it was pretty bad a lot of the times) she never gave up!”

Share this on X Click to share quote on X: "With Leah finishing her last treatment last night, I can really say my daughter BEAT CANCER! Words can't describe how proud I am of this girl. No matter how hard it got or how painful the treatments were (and it was pretty bad a lot of the times) she never gave up!"

Still was signed to the Houston Texans to a futures contract earlier this year.