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NFL player gives daughter pep talk before surgery for cancer

Sept 25, 2014

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A video shows Cincinnati Bengals’ Devon Still giving a pep talk to his 4-year-old daughter Leah before she went in for surgery.

Leah is fighting a cancer called neuroblastoma.  (Source: Fox Sports)

After he posted the video, Still tweeted, “Pre-surgery pep talk...I might be nervous and scared beyond words but I'll never let her see.”

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According to Fox Sports, the team decided to donate proceeds from Still’s jersey sales to pediatric cancer care and research. His jersey became the team’s top seller for the day.

Devon tweeted, “Big thanks for to the Saints for ordering jerseys to help support pediatric cancer…only one word to describe everything, AMAZING!!”

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