NFL Legend Brett Favre Lists His Longtime Mississippi Home For $14 Million

Brett Favre racked up some pretty big numbers during his long career in the NFL. Now he's asking a big one for his Mississippi home — $14 million.

The NFL Hall of Famer, who played 16 seasons for the Green Bay Packers, one with the New York Jets and two with the Minnesota Vikings, is originally from Mississippi and it has been his primary residence since the late 1990s, according to The Wall Street Journal.

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A 20-Year Residence On 465 Acres

The home, known as Black Creek Farm, sits on 465 acres and was undeveloped when Favre bought it, the Journals says. Other than the 20,000-square-foot main home, Favre built a separate building containing horse stables and a guest house. There is also another 5,000-square-foot home for Favre's mother-in-law. Other amenities include a pool, pool house, sports courts, and vast landscaped grounds.

"Black Creek Farm has been the heart of our family for over 20 years," Favre told the Journal. "It's where we've raised our family and gathered with friends, spent summer afternoons by the pool and cookouts by the grill and enjoyed quiet walks through the gated 460+ acres."

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Favre's property is an outlier for the Mississippi real estate market which has some of the lowest home prices in the country. According to Zillow, the average home value in Mississippi is $181,232, up 3.6% over the past year. Favre's home is located in Forrest County, where properties often come with a lot of land. According to the Journal, another home for sale in the area is listed at $4.2 million and has 100 acres.

$140 Million In Salary Earnings

According to the Associated Press, Favre — who recently announced he has Parkinson's disease — earned over $140 million in salary alone during his time in the NFL. The Motley Fool reports that at his peak, Favre earned between $7 million and $9 million annually from endorsements from companies such as Nike,NKE, Mastercard MA, and Wrangler jeans.

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Legal Problems, Safety, Concussions And Addiction

In 2022, Favre became embroiled in a legal issue when the Mississippi Department of Human Services filed a civil lawsuit regarding misused welfare funds. Favre was named as a defendant.

On April 23, Sprinturf, a company that manufactures outdoor synthetic turf for sports fields, announced that Favre was an endorser. In a video, Favre touted the company's technology for maximizing field safety.

Favre should know a lot about the subject. He has suffered from numerous injuries and concussions throughout his career, which preceded his Parkinson's announcement. For a while, he was addicted to painkillers, going to rehab three times. At his worst, he told Arkansas Money & Politics, he was taking 16 Vicodin every night.

"Sixteen pills is hard to swallow at one time, and I would throw up and would pick them up out of the throw-up," he said. "That's what addiction can do to you, and I knew at the time this ain't good, but yet I had won three MVPs in a row, and part of me was like, I'm doing something right, but meanwhile, I was definitely heading in the wrong direction."

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