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Talking Preps OT: Former Panther, local pastor Derwin Gray talks Deshaun Watson, McCaffrey

Charlotte-area pastor Derwin Gray, a former Carolina Panthers player, is on Talking Preps OT on Wednesday.

Gray, 50, played in college at BYU and was the No. 93 pick, fourth round, by the Colts in 1993. Gray played for the Colts for five years and played for the Panthers in 1998.

He and his wife, Vicki, founded TC Transformers Church in Indian Land, S.C, just past the Ballantyne area in south Charlotte.

Gray has also written a new book, “God, do you hear me?”

Click here for the full interview

This story was originally published October 27, 2021 at 3:57 PM.

Langston Wertz Jr.
The Charlotte Observer
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