New York Jets coach Robert Saleh talked why he believes fifth-round pick Qwan'tez Stiggers won’t fail in his move to the NFL.
One of the more unique selections during the NFL Draft was cornerback Qwan'tez Stiggers, whose winding route took him to the Fan Controlled Football League and the Canadian Football League.He never played college football. After enrolling at Lane College in Tennessee, he left school after the death of his father. After a year off from football and college, the Georgia native started playing in the Fan Controlled Football League, which was based in Atlanta, in 2022.
The league’s teams were owned in part by former and current NFL players, including Marshawn Lynch, Richard Sherman, Dalvin Cook, Tiki and Ronde Barber, and Austin Ekeler. Stiggers was the Defensive Player of the Year in the FCFL. That put him on the radar of the CFL. He signed as a free agent with the Toronto Argonauts last January and was selected the CFL's Most Outstanding Rookie and a CFL East All-Star after he had 56 tackles and five interceptions."He's got a tremendous skillset, for one," Saleh said."The reason we don't think he'll fail is his mindset. ... He's a phenomenal athlete, but he's got an elite makeup.
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