Owning Your Wealth as an NFL Player | NFL Players' Podcast with Zach Miller and Erik Averill

As an NFL player, are you getting the financial advice and returns you deserve? 

In the first episode of the NFL Players’ Podcast, former Seattle Seahawk and Super Bowl champ Zach Miller is joined by AWM Capital co-founder and former professional baseball player Erik Averill to discuss the most important financial questions that all NFL players should be asking, how to start building your financial team, the goals of this podcast, and the things Zach wished he would’ve known as a rookie now that he is retired.

Join us each week as Zach breaks down the most important actions you should be taking to help create long-lasting wealth in your career as an NFL player that will allow you to leave a legacy long after you retire.

(1:03) Zach’s biggest goals for the NFL Players Podcast – helping players grow and keep their wealth(1:31) Zach Miller: “I hope to be the financial advisor to NFL players – that knows the most, that does the best for their clients, and above all else treats them like I wanted to be treated and would’ve liked to have had as an advisor when I was a player”(1:55) Erik Averill: “At AWM, we understand what professional athletes actually need” (2:20) When do you start to understand that football was a business?(3:55) How should players think about themselves as a professional?(4:45) The “lifecycle” of an NFL player(5:00) Zach Miller: “You’ve put so much effort and time to being an NFL player - to achieving that goal and achieving that kind of excellence on the field – that you should demand that off the field.”(5:43) The problem with most financial firms(6:04) The robust team every NFL player should build around them to help them achieve success on and off the field(7:22) As a second round NFL pick, what was it like to suddenly come into that kind of money as a young player? What do you wish you would’ve done different?(9:04) What advice would the Zach of today tell Zach as a rookie?(10:01) The main goal of this podcast(10:57) Some of the most important questions NFL players should be asking(12:32) What’s behind Zach’s passion for advocating for NFL players(13:33) Why Zach joined the AWM Capital team(15:49) What was it like to change agents as a player?(18:57) Zach Miller on business and finance for young players: “For me I’m always going to side with the players and see it from their point of view. I want to be able to communicate that I was in your same situation: you don’t have to be perfect, you can just be good and your situation will be excellent by the time you’re done playing.”(20:07) Being the CEO of your professional sports career(21:22) Why just liking your financial team isn’t enough (Resource: The Speed of Trust by Stephen Covey)(22:32) Holding people accountable to keeping your best interest at the top of the priority list