Buy Eric Reid's New Jersey House In A 'Super-Private Gated Community'

PublishedApril 20, 2021 2:19 PM EDT|UpdatedApril 20, 2021 2:19 PM EDT

Former NFL safety Eric Reid, who famously took a knee during the national anthem in solidarity with Colin Kaepernick during their days with the 49ers, is selling his six-bedroom, 7 1/2 bath house in an exclusive New Jersey neighborhood for $1,850,000, according to the Los Angeles Times. Purchased in 2018 for $1,500,000 before he began playing for the Panthers where he continued to take a knee during the anthem, Reid's house offers "gated...bucolic country living 12 miles" from New York City, according to his realtor, in a 425-acre neighborhood.

In this case, you're not just buying a house on 2.6 acres. You're buying into a safe neighborhood for the incredible peaceful life that comes with the purchase price. This is the type of neighborhood where you sit on the patio on a Friday night watching the sun go down and the birds finish up another hard week of sucking down seeds at a dizzying pace.

Reid's house isn't just in some random New Jersey suburb. It's in Llewellyn Park. Thomas Edison used to live here. The Merck and Colgate families lived here. NJ.com once said in a headline: "High-end doesn't even begin to describe this super-private gated community."

From Eric Reid's realtor Robin Wilson from Prominent Properties Sotheby's International Realty:

English manor-style home designed in the Sir Edwin Luytens architectural style.

Cobbled driveway, 3-level elevator, great room with 16-foot ceiling, apple tree orchard & chef kitchen, home office. Family activity wing w/ en-suite gym, library & playroom. 2 powder rooms; jack-jill bath on 2nd floor. Master has 2 en-suite baths. Au pair guest suite w/ cedar closet. Loft attic w/ wet bar & twin VELUX cambria balcony windows.

5 fireplaces w/ Georgian & regency mantels, marble floors, Terrazzo floor, 19x32 living room w/ 18-foot cathedral ceilings. Antique doors, steam shower. Garage access via private garden courtyard. Pool plans available. Underground lawn sprinkler.

It sure looks like some quiet living in this super-secure location.

Mortgage: $12,000/mo. before you hire gardeners to take care of all the trees and grass.