Spring 2025

SS PODCAST: Former NFL tight end Derek Carrier on answering the call to ministry

THIS IS THE SPORTS SPECTRUM PODCAST
WITH JASON ROMANO, FEATURING DEREK CARRIER

Derek Carrier is a former NFL tight end who is currently in ministry as an assistant pastor at Cornerstone Chapel in the Washington D.C. area. His NFL career saw him play for 10 seasons with San Francisco, Washington, the Los Angeles Rams and the Oakland/Las Vegas Raiders.

In college, Carrier was a standout tight end at Division III Beloit College in Beloit, Wisconsin. He went undrafted in 2012 but was quickly signed by the San Francisco 49ers.

Today on the podcast, we talk to Derek Carrier about saying “yes” to Jesus at an NFL chapel service, playing with Derek Carr, seeking the Lord in everything, and moving into ministry as a pastor.

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