10 | Brendan Burger on the Heart of a Team

Written By Evan Burk
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Brendan Burger is the Director of Equipment for the Los Angeles Rams, and has spent a career working in NFL and college locker rooms with the Miami Dolphins, New York Jets, Rutgers University, and UCLA.

In this conversation, Evan Burk talks to Brendan about leaving college early for his 1st NFL opportunity, developing relationships with Hall of Fame players and great coaches, and the equipment staff being the heartbeat of the team.

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Tune into this episode to hear:

  • 1:45 | What does it mean to work in Equipment for an NFL Team?

  • 4:15 | How his 1st NFL opportunity came about before even graduating from college

  • 10:00 | Going to work for the New York Jets

  • 17:30 | How did the team culture change with Rex Ryan in New York?

  • 26:30 | Rex Ryan's authentic leadership style

  • 32:30 | Differences in NFL and college locker rooms

  • 40:45 | 1st impressions of Sean McVay

  • 44:45 | What stood out about the best teams and players you were around?

  • 48:30 | Equipment as the heartbeat of the team

Learn more about Evan:

 
Evan Burk

Evan Burk is a speaker, former NFL coach, and podcast host who uses the sports world as his backdrop to engage audiences with thought-provoking lessons of leadership, team-building, and creating championship cultures.

Evan Burk is not your typical football coach. Despite not playing football beyond high school and no network in the coaching profession, Evan's unlikely football journey began as a 4th grade coach, where he quickly worked his way to the NFL in just 6 years, and included coaching for teams such as the Miami Dolphins, UCLA, and SMU.

After spending fifteen-plus years working with the highest-performing athletes, coaches, and teams on the planet, Coach Burk uses his unique football coaching background to teach people how to utilize the same strategies in business and life that elite players and teams use to perform at a world-class level.

Evan received his B.S. in business management from the University of Colorado, and his Master of Liberal Studies degree from Southern Methodist University. He also hosts his own weekly sports leadership podcast, The Highest Level, where he reveals how championship team cultures are built and the keys to leadership excellence at the highest level.

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