Growing up in Baton Rouge, the Stingley family had a corner house on their street. On the lawn and backyard, the spacious grounds provided Stingley Sr. the opportunity to teach his son football. His experiences playing cornerback in the Arena Football League with the Albany Firebirds, Chicago Rush, Arizona Rattlers, Carolina Cobras and Dallas Desperados, as well as the New York Jets practice squad, all shaped his instruction.
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