# Você tem que acreditar': a história de Stiggers, jogador do New York Jets

- Seção: Estados Unidos
- Fonte: The Guardian (https://www.theguardian.com/sport/no-helmets-required/2026/oct/28/qwantez-stiggers-new-york-jets-nfl-delivery-driver-football)
- Publicado em: 2026-10-28T13:00:03.000Z
- URL: https://www.itatiba1.com.br/noticia/1400564-voce-tem-que-acreditar-a-historia-de-stiggers-jogador-do-new-york-jets
- Tradução automática do original em "en": "‘You have to believe’: Qwan’tez Stiggers, the New York Jets player who went from delivery driver to the NFL"

> Após a morte do pai de Stiggers, ele deixou a faculdade para ajudar sua mãe e 12 irmãos, trabalhando como motorista e sonhando com o futebol

When Stiggers’ father died, he left college to help his mum and 12 siblings. He worked as a delivery driver and thought his football dream had ended. But he 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.

Working as a delivery driver and washing trucks while his old teammates progressed in their football careers could have driven him off the rails. “I wouldn’t necessarily say I was envious but I wanted better for myself,” says Stiggers. “I had a child, was living with my wife – my girlfriend at the time – and got those late-night delivery jobs to pay the bills.

Reportagem completa: https://www.theguardian.com/sport/no-helmets-required/2026/oct/28/qwantez-stiggers-new-york-jets-nfl-delivery-driver-football

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