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Football player gives daughter, who is battling cancer, heartwarming pep-talk

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CINCINNATI — An NFL player knows how to give a pep-talk and this might be the most important one he will give in his life. That’s because Cincinnati Bengals player Devon Still recently gave his daughter, who is battling cancer, a pre-surgery speech. He captioned the video “I might be nervous and scared beyond words but I’ll never let her see it…let’s get this done!” It has since gone viral. Take a look:

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Pre-surgery pep talk…I might be nervous and scared beyond words but I'll never let her see it…let's get this done!

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He has also posted the following updates:

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After a 5hr 50min surgery the surgeon was able to remove ALL of her tumor and all of her lymph nodes and her right adrenal gland where it all started from…best news I've received in a long time #PrayForLeah #GodIsGood #ThanksForYourSupport

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According to Fox Sports, Still made headlines earlier this month when  the team decided to keep him on the practice squad to provide insurance for his family. Click here to read more.