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Derwin Gray (defensive back)

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Derwin Gray
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Gray in 2013.
No. 30, 44
Position:Defensive back
Personal information
Born: (1971-04-09) April 9, 1971 (age 53)
San Antonio, Texas, U.S.
Height:5 ft 11 in (1.80 m)
Weight:198 lb (90 kg)
Career information
College:BYU
NFL draft:1993 / round: 4 / pick: 92
Career history
Stats at Pro Football Reference

Derwin Lamont Gray (born April 9, 1971) is an American former football player who played for six seasons as a defensive back in the National Football League (NFL).

Professional career

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After graduating from Brigham Young University (BYU), Gray was selected in the fourth round with the 92nd pick in the 1993 NFL draft.[1] He played for five years with the Indianapolis Colts (1993–1997) and one year with the Carolina Panthers (1998).

After football

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Gray and his wife Vicki began an itinerant speaking ministry, One Heart At A Time Ministries, in 1999. He went on to graduate magna cum laude from Southern Evangelical Seminary with a Master of Divinity degree in 2008, with a focus in apologetics.[2] Gray and his wife founded Transformation Church in January 2010.[3] In 2018, Gray received his Doctor of Ministry in the New Testament in Context at Northern Seminary under Dr. Scot McKnight.[2] Gray also speaks at conferences across the United States. He has written five books.[2]

Personal life

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Gray married Vicki Ensign in 1992, whom he met his freshman year at BYU.[4][5]

NFL statistics

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Team Year Games Played Tackles
Indianapolis Colts 1993 11 124
Indianapolis Colts 1994 16 129
Indianapolis Colts 1995 16 112
Indianapolis Colts 1996 10 6
Indianapolis Colts 1997 11 9
Carolina Panthers 1998 3 0

References

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  1. ^ "1993 NFL Draft Listing". Pro-Football-Reference.com. Retrieved March 31, 2023.
  2. ^ a b c "'Healing Our Racial Divide' conversation coming to GWU". The Shelby Star. August 24, 2023. Retrieved December 28, 2023.
  3. ^ James, Théoden (August 28, 2023). "Would this man have become a 'big-time' pastor in SC if not for his career in the NFL?". The Charlotte Observer. Retrieved December 28, 2023.
  4. ^ "Pro Football Was My God". ChristianityToday.com.
  5. ^ Turner, Calvin (February 19, 2021). "Derwin and Vicki Gray tell BYU student-athletes to 'be the change' in efforts to 'root out racism'". BYU.edu. Retrieved December 28, 2023.
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