Meet The Pro Football Player Who Forfeited $37 Million to Become a Local Farmer
Dropping a $37 million contract and a lifestyle in professional sports, a major NFL center has now chosen to feed his community with sustainable farming over the pursuit of millions through passes and fumbles. And he says he is much happier with the decision.
In a move that shows the origin of fulfillment does not always come from money, St. Louis Rams center Jason Brown went against the wishes and warnings of his agent and forfeited his professional football career in order to launch a mission of feeding North Carolina locals with real food — something that is highly needed around the world.
Acquiring the tools to feed the struggling individuals in his state on a major yet sustainable scale, Brown secured 1,000 acres of farm land to prepare his new harvesting operation centered around crops like sweet potatoes and cucumbers.
Speaking to CBS News, Brown’s statements inspire us to remember that pursuing what we really love is always essential in life:
“My agent told me, ‘You’re making the biggest mistake of your life,’” he said. “And I looked right back at him and I said, ‘No I’m not. No I’m not.’”
Checkout the video below, in which Brown goes into detail over his decision to pursue farming to help his community — something that an increasing number of grassroots movements and individuals alike are working towards on a global scale each day:
Like Jason Brown, Crazy Faith, and many others, there’s always great actions being taken on a daily basis that we can be inspired by.
“When you see them pop up out of the ground, man, it’s the most beautiful thing you could ever see,” Brown says.
congratulations to Jason Brown. What a fantastic example for our children to show the Happiness can be found without the pursuit of super wealth.
Woww…what a kind man. Sending lots of love & blessings to him. Thank you for sharing this story.
Here’s a real Hero!
what an inspiring story. And he had no farm background. And many young people with no farming background are going to the land. And his motivation does not seem to be profit and thus grow soy and corn, but he’s growing what can feed people. From the sounds of clashing bodies and the roars and boos of tens of thousands of fans to the quiet mornings with the roosters and the birds, seems like his values have made a good trade.