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CINCINNATI (AP)Devon Still describes his daughter as ”your typical Cordy Glenn Jersey White , soon-to-be 8-year-old.” Nothing’s typical about Leah Still , who faced long odds against reaching that eighth birthday. Or about her father, a former NFL defensive lineman who retired after last season and has immersed himself in a second career – helping other families deal with childhood cancer.”We call it recycling our pain,” Still said.Still retired last December after another foot injury sidetracked his career, deciding that at 28 years old, it was time to move on to something else. It was a difficult moment – he’d played football since age 13 and spent three years with the Cincinnati Bengals and one with the Houston Texans.”The most successful people know when it’s time to call audibles,” he said.Even when that means giving up a promising career that began when he was a second-round pick out of Penn State.”Since I got to the NFL in 2012, I feel it’s been a roller coaster,” Still said in a phone interview from Houston, where he now lives. ”I tell people all the time that my life has been like climbing a mountain. When I got to the top of the mountain, the view wasn’t what I thought. Making it in the NFL wasn’t what I thought. I had so many injuries.”The biggest surprise came in June 2014, when Leah – then 4 – was diagnosed with stage four of a rare cancer that affects primarily infants and young children. She was given a 50/50 chance to survive.Still shared her story through videos and interviews. Sports fans as well as people who couldn’t name an NFL team became engrossed in her struggle. Surgeons removed a tumor from her abdomen. She got chemotherapy, radiation and experimental treatments. There were setbacks and very dark days when the treatments seemed to be inadequate.More than three years later, the cancer is in remission and Leah is ”just trying to be a kid again,” as her father describes it. In addition to attending school, she’s tried gymnastics and cheerleading. She’s signed up for acting classes.And Still is trying to recycle those difficult years into helping other parents going through the same experience.He formed the Still Strong Foundation in 2015 http://www.thebengalslockerroom.com/authentic-tyler-eifert-jersey , helping families dealing with childhood cancer to cover non-medical bills so they can devote more time and resources to fighting the disease. He works with other foundations such as the Damon Runyon Cancer Research Foundation trying to find new treatments.He’s also gone back to school as part of his second career.Still got a degree in criminal law at Penn State with the idea of helping juvenile delinquents when his football career ended. He’s working on a master’s degree in leadership at the University of Houston that will help him navigate corporate culture as he advocates for families.At times when he’s sharing his story with families, those memories of Leah’s ordeal return fresh. He’s gotten to know children who don’t survive the disease.”That’s tougher,” he said. ”I feel sometimes we suffer from survivors’ remorse.”Leah has a photogenic smile that brightens the room – people saw it in Still’s tweets during her treatments – and reminds Still of his priorities.”Honestly, to this day I just sit there and stare at Leah,” he said. ”I meet so many kids that pass away from this. I may have lost something I wanted so bad – being in the NFL – but I still have my daughter and that’s so much more important.”During his daughter’s ordeal in 2014, Still got home from a Bengals’ practice and saw a local television story about Lauren Hill, the Mount St. Joseph freshman who played basketball with an inoperable brain tumor. He decided to visit Lauren and brought her a Bengals jersey as a gift.”They sat and talked forever,” said Lauren’s mom, Lisa. ”It was almost like a bond, like they’d known each other longer than just meeting. I distinctively remember her saying she felt like she knew him forever. Their conversation just flowed.”After Hill scored two baskets in her first game, she visited Still at Paul Brown Stadium and gave him one of her game jerseys . Soon after, Leah met Lauren at a Bengals game. The families formed a bond as they crossed paths at various events.”Lauren’s story came out and, in kind of a weird way, you feel alone because you’re being barraged with a lot of media coverage,” said Lisa Hill, who works with The Cure Starts Now Foundation . ”As a parent Womens C.J. Uzomah Jersey , it’s nice to have that camaraderie and know you’re not alone.”It was the same for Still, who was taken aback when Lauren gave him the game jersey.”I knew they understood what I was going through,” Still said. ”Talking to Lauren and her parents put life in perspective.”A perspective that’s carrying him into his second career.— Zac Taylor just wrapped up his first draft as an NFL head coach. Who won and lost today?"WhiteFanposts Fanshots Sections #BITESIZEFilm RoomRoster Transactions and ContractsOrange & Black InsiderSalary Cap And CBAWinners and losers from Bengals’ selections on Day 3New,104commentsZac Taylor just wrapped up his first draft as an NFL head coach. Who won and lost today?EDTShareTweetShareShareWinners and losers from Bengals’ selections on Day 3John David Mercer-USA TODAY SportsThe NFL Draft has concluded in Nashville, Tennessee on Saturday, and the first draft of the Zac Taylor era was completed.In the words of Stefan from Saturday Night Live, this draft had everything: Trade ups, trade downs, offense, defense, and even a punter taken in the fourth round.Going into Day 3, the Bengals still had some needs on defense that they needed to fill after only taking one defender in the first two days. In a move very unlike the Bengals, they packaged a some sixth round picks to move up twice, taking a quarterback and offensive lineman in the fourth round.Here is a recap of Day 3 of the draftRound 4: QB Ryan Finley (104), DT Renell Wren (125), OL Michael Jordan (136)Round 6: RB Trayveon Williams (182) Carl Lawson Jersey White , LB Deshaun Davis (210), RB Rodney Anderson (211)Round 7: CB Jordan Brown (223)WinnersZac Taylor: With his first draft under his belt, Zac Taylor has done a pretty good job. With potentially the exception of the Drew Sample pick, the Bengals did a great job targeting players that are well regarded across the league. However, there are sources that say Sample would not have been on the board much longer, which means that was a great pick if that is the case. Taylor even managed to trade up in the draft to take the players they were targeting, which is something the Bengals don’t do often if ever.In years past, the Bengals fluctuate between reaching for combine stars or settling for conservative picks. In this draft, however, the Bengals picked up great value with most of their picks. ESPN’s Todd McShay called both Finley and Trayveon Williams steals, so the first few picks of Day 3 were great additions.Overall, the young head coach had a great draft for his first year. If the draft is any indication of how the Taylor era is going to go, we’re off to a great start.Brian Callahan: The Bengals’ new offensive coordinator was listed as a winner yesterday, and the same is true for Day 3. Not only did the Bengals pick up some great depth picks in the fourth round, but they traded up to get them. The Bengals grabbed Ryan Finley, Michael Jordan Womens Ryan Glasgow Jersey , Trayveon Williams on Day 3.Now Callahan has a backup for Andy Dalton, for the offensive line, and for the backfield. While the starters on the offense won’t change a great deal from last year, the depth has improved dramatically.LosersJeff Driskel: The Bengals surprisingly traded up six spots to get NC State quarterback Ryan Finley. The Bengals hardly ever trade up, and it shows that they were targeting Finley specifically. While Finley won’t compete for the starting job, he might be able to move up the depth chart to QB2.Jeff Driskel had a great camp in 2018 to move to the number 2 spot, and even got to start when Andy Dalton suffered a season-ending injury. However, the coaching staff wasn’t really sure what to do with him, so he didn’t have much success.Finley’s skill set is closer to Dalton’s, so Zac Taylor and Brian Callahan feel as if they won’t have to change play books if Finley enters the game. We’ll see how Finley does in training camp, but more likely than not he will be Dalton’s QB2.Alex Redmond, Trey Hopkins, and Christian Westerman: The Bengals traded up yet again and drafted the man who replaced Billy Price at center at Ohio State. Michael Jordan began his collegiate career at left guard as a true freshman, and didn’t miss a single start in three years. He moved over to center last season after Price was selected by the Bengals in the first round. Not only did Jordan play both guard and center, but the 6’6”, 312 lb lineman could play tackle in a pinch.The Bengals now have six interior offensive linemen Hardy Nickerson Jersey , and there is no way they can keep all of them. They did recently extend tenders to Redmond and Hopkins, but the two undrafted players are on the chopping block. Their saving grace is that they play on the right side of the line, while Jordan plays on the left side. Westerman should be worried about his job security on the blind side, but we will see in camp how this will transpire.Lou Anarumo: The Bengals did a good job moving up to get three picks in the fourth round, but spent only two of their first six picks in Rounds 1-4 on defense. Germaine Pratt was a good pick in the third round, and got someone who can contribute on the defensive line in Renell Wren. But other than that, most of the needs on defense went untouched. Granted, most of the needs on defense were depth more than anything, but the Bengals are going to have a difficult time finding any contribution from the crop of fifth and sixth rounders in the draft. Combine that with the bargain free agents the Bengals acquired in the offseason, Lou Anarumo is going to have his work cut out for him in his first year as a defensive coordinator. When they finally addressed defense on Day 3, the Bengals picked a DL who will probably be a backup and a linebacker and defensive back that will be special teams players, if they see the field at all. Not much to work with if you’re Anamuro.

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