Quentin Johnston is making sure that his mom is set for life.
After the Chargers selected him in the 2023 NFL draft, Johnston told his mother, Sherry, that he didn’t want her working another day of her life.
“I just want to give a big shout-out to my mom,” Johnston said. “She’s going to be putting her two weeks’ notice in today. She can retire. I don’t want you working another day.”
That time has come, as this past Thursday marked Johnston’s mom’s last day at the VA Hospital in Temple, Texas.
Sherry had worked at the VA Hospital as a secretary for 24 years. Before that, she served in the U.S. Army. She now joins her husband and Quentin’s dad, Carl, in retirement.
“He was like, ‘Mama, I don’t want to hear it,'” Sherry said via ESPN’s Lindsey Thiry. “I was trying to explain to him why I felt like I should work, and he said, ‘Mama, you always talk about how God blesses us with stuff,’ and he said, ‘Bless me with this opportunity to retire you.'”
Johnston’s four-year rookie contract is worth $14.19 million and fully guaranteed. It also includes a signing bonus of $7.32 million.
“The money is cool, but I don’t plan on sitting there and blowing it,” Johnston said. “I’m going to have it in my savings account. I’m not really focused on the money, I’m focused on football.”
