Jalen Hurts breaks down how he spent his first $1,000,000 during his NFL rookie year
• Philadelphia Eagles Gear — $1,000
• Fashion and Jewelry — $30,000
• Charity — $60,000
• Living Expenses — $30,000
• Business Fees — $20,000
• Self Care — $10,000
• Mom's House Repairs — $15,000
• Brother's Wedding Gift — $1,000
• Paying Off Used Car — $10,000
• Future Vacations — $15,000
• Sister's Tuition — $70,000
• Savings — $738,000
Rob Gronkowski confirms he still hasn't really tapped into the $70,629,507 he made in the NFL.
As a rookie, he figured out that if he lived off endorsements and played for 4 years, he would never need to work another day in his life.
“Then things kept growing.”
LEONARD FOURNETTE: “So, is it true you still haven’t spent a dime of your NFL money?”
GRONK: “I was a second-round pick. It was $4 million. Like, 3.5 was guaranteed. And I was like, so if I play those four and that’s all I have, I can put 2 million in my bank. And I was like, ‘I’m good.’ I thought just renting an apartment was great.”
“I got brought up as more of a frugal guy, frugal family. I was using my brother’s equipment. They would hand it down to me. So it wasn’t like I had anything new growing up. So I didn’t even know what new was.”
“So if I save my money and live off a couple of the endorsements, doing the cards, little appearance over there, I never have to work at 24 years old if I just play four years in the league.”
“So I had that mindset, and then things just kept growing. So then I never tapped into my NFL money, really. If you look at it, I still have my NFL money.”
[Jarvis Landry and Leonard Fournette listen in awe and congratulate him]
Rob Gronkowski says he lived off $50,000 as an NFL rookie because he understood the NFL meant "Not For Long"
"My agent gave me a $50,000 advance for what's going to come in the marketing world for myself. I just had to pay him back within the first $50,000 I made"
"I was able to purchase my first car, which was a 2008 Escalade, and then to be able to pay rent once I got to New England. And then from there on out, I really didn't need any other money"
"I was getting free meals at the facility. I just kind of needed gas money. You go out, the drinks are free or you pay for one, you get 10 free when you're when you're on the Patriots up in the Boston area"
"So I wasn't really spending much money at all, especially when it got to the season. I mean, you're inside that building and everything's handed to you on a daily basis from breakfast all the way to dinner"
"I just lived off my marketing dollars. I was living a low-level life. I had a condo with a roommate that was on the team as well. We're paying $1,500 a month in rent while in the NFL"
"I was very frugal and that's how I got away with it. Not having any lavish purchases, the first couple years in the league and just banking away what I was making because I truly understood that the NFL stands for not for long"
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