After taking the football world by storm alongside Joe Burrow and Ja’Marr Chase during LSU’s championship run in 2019, Justin Jefferson has continued his dominance in the NFL.
Jefferson emerged as the NFL’s best wide receiver and was rewarded with a historic contract extension that made him the highest-paid non-quarterback in league history.
Has the 2022 NFL Offensive Player of the Year used any of that money to purchase a home? Here’s everything we know about Jefferson’s house.
A Look at Justin Jefferson’s Home
After being selected No. 22 overall by the Minnesota Vikings in the 2020 NFL Draft, Jefferson signed a four-year, $13.1 million rookie contract with a signing bonus of $7.1 million.
In 2021, the wide receiver sat down with GQ Sports for an interview and discussed how he spent his first $1 million.
From his Mercedes-AMG GT 63 to jewelry to many other splurges, one of the main purchases he discussed was his new townhouse. With the help of his parents, John and Elaine Jefferson, Justin bought a townhouse in Minneapolis for $405,000.
The townhouse has at least two bedrooms, plus a living room, dining room, and kitchen. He also has a large garage to house the previously mentioned Mercedes-AMG GT 63.
While details on the house are scarce, based on social media posts, he has dark cabinets with stainless steel appliances. Jefferson revealed that he had his mom take care of the interior design, and she spent an additional $20,000 decorating the place. Fans watching the Netflix series “Receiver” can get glimpses of Jefferson’s house.
Will Jefferson’s new contract expand his real estate footprint?
“I’m definitely planning on buying my own custom house later on in my career,” Jefferson said in the GQ interview. “That’s definitely a dream of mine.”
Now, Jefferson certainly has the money to turn that dream into a reality. During the 2024 offseason, Jefferson and the Vikings agreed to a record-breaking four-year, $140 million contract extension with $88.7 million guaranteed.
With an average yearly value of $35 million, Jefferson became the highest-paid non-QB in NFL history at the time of signing. By comparison, the next-highest-paid wide receiver is Philadelphia Eagles star A.J. Brown, who is earning $32 million annually.
At the end of the GQ interview, Jefferson adds up everything that he purchased from his first $1 million, and there was about $335,000 left over that went straight into savings.
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Jefferson is thankful that his parents taught him to manage his money and plan for the future.
“Football is not always gonna be there for the rest of your life, so learn how to take care of your money,” Jefferson said.
This lesson is lost on some, but Jefferson seems to have practiced it early in his career.
Jefferson’s philosophy is best represented by a tweet from Judd Zulgad: “I asked Justin Jefferson about his modest house shown in ‘Receiver’: ‘I’m one person, I ain’t got no big family. I don’t need to be in a 10-million-dollar mansion.
“That’s not something I came from. I grew up with parents that were grateful for what they have and I was grateful for what I grew up with. I never grew up having no big old house. Maybe I’ll move onto that, maybe not. I guess we’ll find out sooner or later.”
The question is often reduced to “Can money buy happiness?” It depends, right? Buying a multi-million dollar mansion on a property overrun by invasive Burmese pythons may not bring you much joy. Your real estate investment that provides you with passive, residual income and allows you to take your family on more experiences and create memories? When you let your finances and soul work together, it’s a transformative collaboration.
Jefferson is a reminder that money can buy you happiness if you know where your happiness is catalyzed.