You can't make this stuff up!! But down deep, I wish him well... TM

LOUISBURG, N.C. – A NFL player has left behind his $37 million contract in order to do something he has never done before: become a North Carolina farmer.

According to CBS News, St. Louis Rams center Jason Brown quit football to be a full time farmer and now is on a mission to feed the state’s residents who are hungry.

Brown purchased 1,000 acres of farm land and has started growing crops like sweet potatoes and cucumbers.

“My agent told me, ‘You’re making the biggest mistake of your life,’” Brown told CBS. “And I looked right back at him and I said, ‘No I’m not. No I’m not.’”

Brown learned the tricks of the trade from none other than watching videos on YouTube, since he had never actually farmed a day in his life. He also spent time gathering advice from local farmers in Louisburg.

Hip-hip-hooray for a man following his dreams. But dang fella!

Take advantage of the opportunities before you dude! I mean after they're done paying you for running up and down the field there will be plenty of time to ride that tractor back and forth down the field.

And then your goal of growing food for the needy. Its a great one. But imagine how many pounds of sweet potato one could buy for that $35 million you walked away from? Way more than you could grow, that's for dang sure!