‘You have to believe’: Qwan’tez Stiggers, the New York Jets player who went from delivery driver to the NFL
He thought his football dream had ended but made it in the end Qwan’tez Stiggers had only been in college for a few days when his world fell apart.
Key points
- When Stiggers’ father died, he dropped out of college to help his mother and 12 siblings.
- Stiggers quit college and returned home to support his mother, Kwanna, and 12 siblings.
- Seven months after the car crash that put him in a coma, Stiggers’ father died.
Working as a delivery driver and washing trucks while his old teammates progressed in their football careers could have driven him off the rails.
Over the last six years, Cheyenne and Qwan’tez have helped each other off the bottom of an emotional well.
Additional details
- His partner, Cheyenne, was also processing a tragedy after her teenage sister had been killed by a stray bullet.
- “I wouldn’t necessarily say I was envious but I wanted better for myself,” says….
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