Derwin Gray is a former professional American football

American football

American football is a sport played between two teams of eleven with the objective of scoring points by advancing the ball into the opposing team's end zone. Known in the United States simply as football, it may also be referred to informally as gridiron football. The ball can be advanced by...

 defensive back

Defensive back

In American football and Canadian football, defensive backs are the players on the defensive team who take positions somewhat back from the line of scrimmage; they are distinguished from the defensive line players and linebackers, who take positions directly behind or close to the line of...

 who played safety for five seasons with the Indianapolis Colts

Indianapolis Colts

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 and one season with the Carolina Panthers

Carolina Panthers

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. He now resides in Charlotte, North Carolina

Charlotte, North Carolina

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 and is the founding and Lead Pastor of Transformation Church in Indian Land, SC. In just over a year, attendance at his church has grown from 178 to 1500. He also speaks about Christian

Christian

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 Evangelism

Evangelism

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across the country. He is known as the Evangelism Linebacker.

Team, Year	Games Played	Tackles
Colts, 1993	11	0
Colts, 1994	16	17
Colts, 1995	16	14
Colts, 1996	10	6
Colts, 1997	11	9
Panthers, 1998	3	0