Corey Miller, Former NFL Linebacker -- The Pastor of Pain
Sports Spectrum Podcast
Sports Spectrum
4.9 • 685 Ratings
🗓️ 16 August 2019
⏱️ 28 minutes
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Summary
Episode 352
Corey Miller played 9 seasons in the NFL with the New York Giants and Minnesota Vikings from 1991-1998. He was selected in the 6th round of the 1991 NFL Draft by the Giants and played with guys like Phil Simms, Lawrence Taylor and Michael Strahan during his eight years with the G-Men.
Corey's son Christian played college football at Alabama with Nick Saban and in April, Corey watched Christian become an NFL player, selected in the 4th round of the NFL Draft by the Carolina Panthers.
Corey is currently a speaker and evangelist who goes by the nickname "The Pastor of Pain." On this episode, Miller shares the emotions he felt watching his son get selected in the 2019 NFL Draft, the toughest part of being an NFL player with a son also playing football, his testimony of faith in Christ and how his life was transformed from just believing in God to surrendering to Jesus as Savior and Lord.
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| 1:48.7 | Today on the podcast, one of my favorite interviews that we've done in the last few months, this is |
| 1:54.4 | Corey Miller. He played in the NFL from 1991 to 1999, the majority of his career, eight seasons with the New York Giants. |
| 2:04.2 | He was selected in a sixth round by that New York Giant football team in 1991 in the NFL |
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