Terrell Fletcher - Former Chargers running back on the football preparing him for ministry
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4.9 • 685 Ratings
🗓️ 4 September 2023
⏱️ 43 minutes
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Summary
Terrell Fletcher played eight seasons in the NFL with the Chargers from 1995-2002. He was selected in the second round of the 1995 NFL Draft by the Chargers after a stellar college career at the University of Wisconsin.
During his senior year with the Badgers, he rushed for 1,476 yards and 12 touchdowns and was named the 1995 Hall of Fame Outback Bowl MVP. After retirement, Fletcher went to seminary and spent more than a decade serving as a pastor in California.
Today on the podcast, we talk to Terrell Fletcher about turning 50 years old, the advice he'd give to his younger self, his favorite NFL God moment and the importance of continuing to develop as a follower of Christ.
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| 0:00.0 | What's up, guys? This is Jason. Welcome to Sports Spectrum. We got a great conversation today with |
| 0:04.7 | Terrell Fletcher, former San Diego Chargers quarterback. He played eight seasons, and all eight of them |
| 0:11.3 | were with the Chargers from 1995 to 2002. Second round selection, the 1995 NFL draft by the |
| 0:18.3 | Chargers out of Wisconsin. He was a Rose Bowl winner in 94. |
| 0:24.2 | He was the MVP of the Hall of Fame Outback Bowl in 95. |
| 0:28.6 | And he was there at the tail end of his career when Ladani and Tomlinson was drafted, |
| 0:33.7 | when Drew DeReeze was drafted into that Chargers organization. There's a lot to talk about |
| 0:39.3 | because Terrell Fletcher pivoted from the NFL to becoming a pastor for 17 years. He was a pastor. And there's a |
| 0:46.9 | lot to talk about with his former Chargers running back. It's coming up in a moment. First, |
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| 2:04.0 | Terrell Fletcher, welcome to Sports Spectrum, buddy. How are you? |
| 2:07.8 | Oh, great. Jason, it's a pleasure to be here, man. Thanks for having me. |
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