Jason Brown Ex-NFL Player Who Made $25 Million Quit Football At Age 29 To Become A Farmer
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Props to all the folks in this thread with a level head and saw the wisdom in his decision.
Paternal granddad had a farm which the family didn't keep for various reasons, but today I wish I had that land and farming knowledge . Wish I was 1/10 the man he was for leaving the city and following his dreams and aspirations.
Went to a in-law family event this past summer in Farmville, NC, yes Farm-ville and was highly impressed with the success and self sufficiency of the peeps in Pitt County.
Cat learned his 2nd profession and lifetime on Youtube. Flipping all the way BOSS move.
Paternal granddad had a farm which the family didn't keep for various reasons, but today I wish I had that land and farming knowledge . Wish I was 1/10 the man he was for leaving the city and following his dreams and aspirations.
Went to a in-law family event this past summer in Farmville, NC, yes Farm-ville and was highly impressed with the success and self sufficiency of the peeps in Pitt County.
Cat learned his 2nd profession and lifetime on Youtube. Flipping all the way BOSS move.
to his credit, the president signed the farm bill after it lingered for about 20 years in the nation's capitol.
President Obama Honors His Campaign Promise to Black Farmers and Native Americans
http://electronicvillage.blogspot.com/2010/12/president-obama-honors-his-campaign.html
All About the National Black Farmers Association
http://www.blackfarmers.org/about.html
Black Farmers in America : NPR
www.npr.org › Arts & Life › Books
NPR
Feb 23, 2006 - NPR coverage of Black Farmers in America by John Francis Ficara and Juan Williams. News, author interviews, critics' picks and more.
President Obama Honors His Campaign Promise to Black Farmers and Native Americans
http://electronicvillage.blogspot.com/2010/12/president-obama-honors-his-campaign.html
All About the National Black Farmers Association
http://www.blackfarmers.org/about.html
Black Farmers in America : NPR
www.npr.org › Arts & Life › Books
NPR
Feb 23, 2006 - NPR coverage of Black Farmers in America by John Francis Ficara and Juan Williams. News, author interviews, critics' picks and more.
Story kinda reminds me of Bo Jackson except he was injured when he retired. He took his money and lived a quiet humble life after the NFL/MLB.
But this is how he chose to help. You can't tell someone who's helping to "help differently." What he's doing is a good thing. Don't lose sight of that.
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He's a grown ass man and can do what he wants with HIS life and HIS money. What grounds do you have to stand on to chastise him for not doing both?
Lol nikka fall back. Wasn't chastising shyt, was just giving my thoughts and opinions on it like we tend to do round these parts.
Of course the man can do what he wants. God bless him for wanting to make a difference. On the face of the story tho the man didn't quit for fear of destroying his body. He just woke up one day, said I quit and I'm gonna go into farming to feed ppl. That's dumb to me. Also the story just doesn't make it clear about the money part so I'm talking on that aspect too. I would have liked to have heard what his plans are going forward without that NFL paycheck outside of just farming and giving out food to the needy. Tell me he has other businesses or he has investments, etc... and i'm fine with the story.
Ppl in here adding there own spin on the shyt tho to fit their arguments. He has the right to do whatever makes him happy but in his position, with the money he's made and the money he's potentially leaving on the table, he should also be smart about his money going forward. It seems to me the story left out the money aspect in order to play up this message of doing what you love irregardless of what you make.. That part I don't agree with. I've said many times that the ultimate power in money is to make more money with it. So I can't co-sign anyone leaving a multi-million dollar gig without something else in place to keep generating something close to that amount. I hope he's smarter than than to throw his career away for just farming.
Poetical Poltergeist
Precise and cold hearted
Farming is hard work...fukk all that but good for him cuz he loves it.
feelosofer
#ninergang
Football is a brutal sport. I only played through college and I had to get a knee surgery and back surgery from the after effects. I salute the dude for leaving on his own terms and I like that he is benefiting his community through his work. Nothing but props. Farming is a grind though, my grandpops inherited a farm from a family he was a sharecropper for and I worked there sometimes as a kid, but it does feel rewarding after a hard days work and working with your hands can be therapeutic. I'm also impressed he picked up farming through youtube lol.
I really respect this
sidenote, youtube is the shyt
It's no reason to not have a skill in 2014 when there's Youtube with the internet and Youtube.
The dude I used to buy "herbs" from in college told me that he learned all about homebased hydroponics on Youtube and built his setup in a few days
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Anyone who has been around farming knows its hard as fukk....