Former Packers, N.C. State lineman Carlos Gray shot to death near Alabama home

Former Green Bay Packers and N.C. State defensive lineman Carlos Gray was found shot to death near his home in Birmingham, Ala., according to a report Tuesday by the Associated Press.

The AP reported the Jefferson County Coroner’s Office said the 25-year-old Gray, a graduate of Oak Ridge High School in Pinson, Ala., was found before 10 p.m. Monday evening.

Gray played at N.C. State during the 2012 and 2013 seasons and signed with the Packers as an undrafted free agent in 2014 where he played four preseason games before being released.

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