The Bengals, Devon Still, and The Code

Devon Still hasn’t been able to pay much attention to football since his four year old daughter, Leah, was diagnosed with stage four cancer. He did nothing in the off season to prepare for this season, and his mind was not on football, so the Bengals cut Still from the team. Surprisingly, they signed him to the practice squad – so he could continue to receive medical benefits and a salary to help pay for the expenses. In a time of continuing negative stories, the Bengals are to be commended for doing a good thing. The Code says, “I will give of my time, skills and money…for the betterment of my community…” and “I will be a positive role model…” It’s refreshing to see a team doing these things. Can you think of some other instances when an individual or team did more than was expected to help out or make a situation better?