He still drives the used Acura she got him when he graduated high school, his mother said.
Even after he was selected by the Jacksonville Jaguars in the 2019 NFL draft, which came with a $190,884 signing bonus, Minshew chose to play it safe and didn’t sign a lease right away. “He would not get an apartment until he saw his name on the roster,” his mother said.
Minshew, who will earn a base salary of $495,000 in 2019, eventually got an apartment. And it’s outfitted with the essentials — things like pots and pans — thanks to his mom: “I knew if I didn’t send him things for his apartment, he wouldn’t have them.”
The legend of Gardner Minshew continues to grow. . .
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