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100 in 100: Vance County’s Jason Brown, football to farmer


Four years after becoming the NFL's highest-paid center, with a contract that paid him $20 million in guaranteed money, walked away from football in 2012 at age 29. Although he had just been released by the St. Louis Rams, he had offers from at least three other teams. But the former Southern Vance and UNC star had something else in mind. (North State Journal)

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100 in 100: Vance County’s Jason Brown, football to farmer