GoKawiilFormer NFL Center Jason Brown Left $37.5M Contract to Run North Carolina Sweet Potato Farm
Jason Brown, once the NFL's highest-paid center with a five-year, $37.5 million deal, retired after being released by the Rams in 2012 to start First Fruits Farm, a 1,000-acre sweet potato operation in Louisburg, North Carolina. He turned down offers from multiple teams, including the Ravens who drafted him, choosing instead to teach himself farming and dedicate his land to charitable food donations.