Bengals Devon Still Accused Of Not Paying Child Support

((HT: Local12/Cincinnati))

If true, one of the feel good stories of the NFL season has just gone down the crapper.

And when Gloria Allred is involved, you know there's going to be a lot of noise surrounding it.

Allred is the attorney for Channing Smythe, Devon Still's longtime girlfriend, who broke up with Still after his daughter Leah was born in 2010. Leah's fight with childhood cancer has received national attention through the Cincinnati Bengals keeping Devon Still on the roster so he could pay for her treatments under the NFL insurance policies.

Now, there's talk that Devon Still has been behind in his child support payments to Smythe. Allred is asking the league to investigate the claim that Smythe hasn't seen any money from Still since August.

An article in the New York Daily News' Michael O'Keeffe brought forth the allegation


Devon Still has released a statement:

"My daughter's battle with cancer has been inspirational to many all over the world. When she gets older, I want her to be able to look back and read about her positive impact on the world, not about the private issues her parents were going through. I am not going to retaliate against the mother of my daughter, and the untruthful reports in the New York Daily News article, by criticizing her character. I am going to continue to allow the court system to handle this matter, as it has been doing these past couple of months."

Morning Wrap: Leah Still Gets to See Dad Play Football

It's impossible to not love the story of Leah Still, daughter of Cincinnati Bengals DT Devon Still. Leah, battling cancer has been an inspiration as Devon has been documenting her battle.

That battle in part helped Devon earn a job with the Bengals.

But until Thursday night, Leah had not been healthy enough to see her dad play.

She showed up at Paul Brown Stadium for Thursday night's Browns vs. Bengals game and had quite the night. Including being down on the field when the team announced they'd donated $1.3 million to Cincinnati's Children's Hospital for Pediatric Cancer research.

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