Jason Brown - Faith, Football, Family and Farming

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5 • 661 Ratings

🗓️ 29 March 2021

⏱️ 68 minutes

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Summary

Jason Brown is a former NFL offensive lineman. He was selected in the fourth round of the 2005 NFL Draft by the Baltimore Ravens after playing his college football at North Carolina. He played four seasons with the Ravens from 2005-2008, and then signed a $37.5 million contract with the Rams in 2009. At the time, he was the highest-paid center in the NFL.

In 2011, Brown chose to walk away from the NFL and millions of dollars to follow God's call on his life to become a farmer in North Carolina. Today, he, his wife and eight children help lead, own and manage First Fruits Farm. In February 2021, Jason released his first book, "Centered: Trading Your Plans for a Life That Matters."

On the podcast today, Brown shares his incredible story of football, faith, family and farming. He details the story of losing his brother in college, finding his identity in the NFL, and following the call that God placed on his life to walk away from a lucrative NFL career and pursue a life of farming.

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0:00.0	Welcome to Sports Spectrum, where we bring Jesus back into the conversation.
0:13.0	Here's your host, former ESPN producer, Jason Romano.
0:17.3	Hi, everyone. Welcome to the show. I am Jason Romano. This is Sports Spectrum. We're so glad that you are joining us here on the show today. And man, do we have one crazy story to share with you from Jason Brown, the former NFL offensive lineman turned author. He's got this new book centered. And what a story this guy has. I'll tell
0:40.3	you a little bit more about him in a second. First, a couple ways to reach us. You can email me,
0:44.5	Jason at Sportspectrum.com. That's my email address directly to me if you have a guest idea.
0:50.7	In fact, Jason Brown came from an email that somebody sent saying you should have Jason
0:55.2	on the show. And thankfully today, we do. So you can email me any guest ideas. Maybe you have a connection
1:00.6	to someone or you just want to say hello or get some feedback on today's interview. You can reach me,
1:05.9	Jason at sportspectrum.com. And then make sure you check out our website, bookmark the website,
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