Corliss Leendert Waitman is from Ghent, Belgium - the birthplace of Kevin De Bruyne (& a ton of other people who I care about less).
Waitman's dad was a professional basketball player & his mother was from Suriname. Corliss was born in Belgium where his father was playing professional basketball at the time, and then moved to Netherlands when he was 15, before moving to Milton, Florida where his dad lived. Up to that point, he was a soccer player, but switched to football when he moved here.
He played his college ball at South Alabama, where his dad had been a star basketball player, from 2014 to 2018 & transferred to Mississippi State as a graduate transfer but was denied the extra year of eligibility so he did not play in 2019. Apparently, he was expected to be able to play, but the NCAA said no at the last minute. Mississippi State did the nice thing & kept him on scholarship which allowed him to stay in school & practice with the team.
Scouts kept in contact with him during that season, & the Steelers signed him as a UDFA. He was on the Steelers, then Raiders, then Patriots practice squad for 2 months before the Steelers took him back & he got his 1st NFL action. & yeah, career stats:
& yeah, despite having the most punts in the league last year, he was only 6th in return yards allowed.
Waitman v. Patriots punters last year:
Avg: 46.56 to 42.25
Net: 41.54 to 35.89
% inside 20: 31.3% to 27.8%
TB %: 6.3% to 12.7%