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‘You have to believe’: Qwan’tez Stiggers, the New York Jets player who went from delivery driver to the NFL

When Stiggers’ father died, he dropped out of college to help his mum and 12 siblings. 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. Seven months after the car crash that put him in a coma, Stiggers’ father died. Stiggers quit college and returned home to support his mother, Kwanna, and 12 siblings. It was a huge blow to the 18-year-old. His partner, Cheyenne, was also processing a tragedy after her teenage sister had been killed by a stray bullet. Over the last six years, Cheyenne and Qwan’tez have helped each other off the bottom of an emotional well.

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