Top Prospect Derek Stingley Jr.’s Complex NFL Legacy

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🗓️ 28 April 2022

⏱️ 36 minutes

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Derek Stingley Jr. is one of the most coveted defensive backs in tonight’s NFL Draft, and his name might sound familiar to older NFL fans. Derek Jr. is the grandson of Darryl Stingley, a young New England Patriots wide receiver who was paralyzed by a notorious, vicious hit from Oakland Raiders safety Jack Tatum in 1978. ESPN’s Gene Wojciechowski brings us the story of how the Stingley family endured despite that tragedy, and continued to pursue an NFL legacy. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

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0:09.8	Jean, we're going to talk about the backstory of Derek Stingley Jr., the LSU cornerback,
0:20.9	who has a life that is worth exploring in depth and you've reported on that.
0:25.5	But I first want to just introduce him.
0:27.5	Why is he a name that we're going to be hearing so much about during the NFL draft this
0:31.9	week?
0:32.9	Well, we hear that word, Savant, football Savant.
0:36.5	And coming through high school, Stingley Jr. was one of those kind of players.
0:43.5	Every one.
0:44.5	And I mean, every one wanted him.
0:47.2	And he went to high school in the Baton Rouge area.
0:49.5	So it was very difficult to get him away from LSU.
0:55.0	He was a guy that was sort of born, raised, has the DNA from his grandfather, Darryl Stingley,
1:01.6	his dad played football.
1:03.8	So I mean, it was just sort of in his blood.
1:07.8	But he's an incredibly gifted player at a position that you need every gift that you can
1:15.2	get.
1:19.1	In college at LSU, he was a guy as a true freshman who came in actually when the bowl game
1:27.0	was going on.
1:28.6	And Ed Orgeron told us he could have played in the bowl game after just going through
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