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Bengals’ Devon Still and daughter to receive Jimmy V Award

LOS ANGELES (AP) — Cincinnati Bengals defensive tackle Devon Still and his 5-year-old daughter Leah will receive the Jimmy V Perseverance honor at the ESPY Awards in July. Leah was diagnosed last June with stage-4 neuroblastoma, a rare form of cancer in young children. Still said last week that his daughter “hit a pretty serious…

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FILE - In this Nov. 6, 2014 file photo, Leah Still waves during a ceremony in the first half of an NFL football game between the Cincinnati Bengals and the Cleveland Browns in Cincinnati. Bengals defensive tackle Devon Still is asking for prayers for his daughter, Leah, who's had a setback in her fight against cancer. The 5-year-old girl went into a hospital on May 5, 2015 to start the process of getting a stem cell transplant. The 4-to-6-week process involves high doses of chemotherapy at the outset. (AP Photo/AJ Mast)
FILE – In this Nov. 6, 2014 file photo, Leah Still waves during a ceremony in the first half of an NFL football game between the Cincinnati Bengals and the Cleveland Browns in Cincinnati. Bengals defensive tackle Devon Still is asking for prayers for his daughter, Leah, who’s had a setback in her fight against cancer. The 5-year-old girl went into a hospital on May 5, 2015 to start the process of getting a stem cell transplant. The 4-to-6-week process involves high doses of chemotherapy at the outset. (AP Photo/AJ Mast)

LOS ANGELES (AP) — Cincinnati Bengals defensive tackle Devon Still and his 5-year-old daughter Leah will receive the Jimmy V Perseverance honor at the ESPY Awards in July.

Leah was diagnosed last June with stage-4 neuroblastoma, a rare form of cancer in young children. Still said last week that his daughter “hit a pretty serious complication” in the process of getting a stem cell transplant, with her liver affected by chemotherapy.

Still agreed to a one-year contract to stay with the Bengals in March. The team donated $1.3 million from sales of his jersey to research and treatment of pediatric cancer.

The award is named after the late Jim Valvano, who died of cancer less than two months after receiving the honor at the 1993 ESPYs. Other former recipients include Sacramento Kings coach George Karl and the late ESPN anchor Stuart Scott.

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