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Mind Pump: Raw Fitness Truth

1252: Confessions of a Sports Agent

Mind Pump: Raw Fitness Truth

Sal Di Stefano, Adam Schafer, Justin Andrews, Doug Egge

Health & Fitness, Fitness

4.8 • 12.6K Ratings

🗓️ 19 March 2020

⏱️ 85 minutes

🔗️ Recording | iTunes | RSS

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Summary

In this episode, Sal, Adam & Justin speak with Wynn Silberman, a sports agent who has represented well-known pros in the NFL and MLB. Wynn is full of fascinating behind the scenes stories.

  • Why he believes oxygen heals. (3:59)
  • His take on stem cell treatment. (5:38)
  • What things have impressed him the most when it comes to recovery and rehab? (6:30)
  • Why stem cell research in the US is so slow. (8:25)
  • How many athletes are ACTUALLY investing in their recovery and health? (9:20)
  • Pablo Sandoval likes to party. (13:37)
  • What happens in Vegas, stays in Vegas? (16:20)
  • Cannabis and the NFL. (22:55)
  • How the NFL always seems to win against the Players Union. (27:18)
  • How does one become a sports agent? (29:05)
  • What makes you a good agent? (31:52)
  • The scariest moment he has encountered as an agent. (40:06)
  • The concept of a “professional groupie.” (48:55)
  • The importance of educating the athlete on social media/branding, case in reference, Marquette King. (53:20)
  • His perspective on the situation with Colin Kaepernick. (1:04:09)
  • Do players ever negotiate deals without agents? (1:13:14)
  • What separates him from Drew Rosenhaus? (1:16:15)
  • That time he got in a fight with “The Shark.” (1:18:05)
  • How he defines the NFL Combine. (1:19:17)
  • A peek behind the curtain, how much an agent makes when a player signs a massive deal. (1:21:10)

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0:00.0

If you want to pump your body and expand your mind, there's only one place to go.

0:06.0

Mind up, mind up with your hosts.

0:09.0

Salda Stefano, Adam Schaefer, and Justin Andrews.

0:13.0

In this episode of Mind Pump, we interview an actual licensed sports agent.

0:19.0

His name is Win Silverman, he's a close friend of Adam,

0:23.0

and he's worked with some amazing elite athletes that include Oakland Raiders Jack Tatum,

0:28.0

Marquette King, Rod Strader, Josh Jacobs, Gold Medalist Beach volleyball player,

0:34.0

Kerry Walsh, San Francisco Giants, Third Basement and World Series MVP,

0:39.0

Pablo Sandivall, and Cleveland Brown Star Wide Receiver, Odell Beckham, Jr.

0:44.0

He tells very interesting entertaining stories in this episode.

0:50.0

You won't want to miss this podcast, the Mind Pump.

0:53.0

You can find Win Silverman on Instagram at winsthagrams.

0:58.0

So it's W-Y-N-N-S-S-T-A-G-R-A-M.

1:02.0

He also has a website, winsmedia.com. That's W-Y-N-N-S-M-E-D-I-A.com.

1:10.0

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