Texans' Devon Still goes from being out of NFL to...

Out of football last season after being cut by the Cincinnati Bengals, Devon Still spent that time with his family as he helped nurture his daughter, Leah, back to health while she won her battle with cancer.

With Leah in remission from Neuroblastoma stage 4 cancer, the veteran lineman is capitalizing on his opportunity to potentially win a starting job at right defensive end. Still is getting a long look with a first-team defense playing without starting left defensive end J.J. Watt.

Still reported in good shape and is moving well at training camp.

"I did put in a lot of work this offseason, so when I got this opportunity I could make the most of it," Devon Still said. "I'm excited to step back into this position after being for a year. It's amazing."

The Bengals released Still from their active roster in 2014, but they later re-signed him to their practice squad partly to help him pay for Leah's medical bills. They wanted to make sure he was covered by their medical insurance.

Still was later promoted to the Bengals' active roster and recorded three tackles in his first game against the Atlanta Falcons. He was released again in September of last year.

A former consensus All-American, Big Ten Defensive Player of the Year and team captain at Penn State, Devon put his football career on a hiatus after learning of his daughter's health problems. He also shaved his head bald in a show of solidarity with Leah as she lost her hair during her radiation treatments.

He was signed by the Texans to a reserve-future contract in January. Still has recorded 40 career tackles and one forced fumble in 30 career games.

The defense dominated the Texans' offensive line during a physical goal-line drill Tuesday morning with Still among those leading the charge.

"It was a real good morning," Still said. "We came out and looked real physical. That's what we were hoping to see from the defense and just keep that going throughout training camp."