“The First Chunk Went to My Mom”: Star Wide Receiver Jarvis Landry Talks About How He Spent His First $1 Million

Jarvis Landry was one of the Cleveland Browns’ favorite wide receivers. He was a second-round draft pick by the Miami Dolphins in 2014. Currently a free agent, Landry is an LSU alumnus. 

Recently, Laundry was featured on the GQ Sports YouTube channel. GQ does a series where they invite NFL players and ask them what they spent their first $1 million on. The Jarvis Landry episode was one of the most fun and wholesome. The former Miami receiver once unknowingly bought fake jewelry. From helping his mom to clear out her debts to buying some big-ticket items, let’s take a look at what Landry spent his first big paycheck on. 

How did Jarvis Landry spend his first Million?

Jarvis Landry grew up in a middle-class family with a single parent. His childhood was rough. The family was based in a small town in Louisiana. When the GQ journalist asked if Landry always wanted to go to LSU, or was it his mom? He replied, “My mom made that decision for me.” He adds, “Leaving Louisiana was the thing to do, so she convinced me to go to LSU, and honestly, it was one of the best times of my life, and obviously being close to home, being close to family was definitely something that was important to me.”

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The Dolphins signed the receiver on a four-year rookie contract for $3.47 million. Being so close to his mom and family, when the receiver got his rookie contract, the first thing he did was pay off his mother’s depth. That was around $30,000. He said, “The first chunk went to my mom. Paying off her bills.”

Then the receiver decided to treat himself to a brand new car. He bought an Audi A7. The car cost $70,000. Landry also brought his mom a $20,000 car and got himself a Rolls Royce Rafe worth a whopping $300,000. It was the athlete’s dream car. 

Jarvis got scammed by a jewelry seller. He brought a lot of bling worth 90k but later found out that it was all fake. Then Landry got his mother a brand new house. It was another $300,000. He expressed that it was the most worth it purchases he has ever made. Just to see the look on her face was everything. The rest went to a wild rookie dinner, and in the end, the WR put the remaining $175,000 in the savings.  

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