Kevin Burnett is a former NFL player who has reinvented himself as a football coach and an investor, helping families to create wealth.
After retiring from the league, he secured a position at McArthur High School in Hollywood, FL, as a football coach. As head coach, he implemented Mental Health Mondays as part of his effort to create better futures for his players amid low literacy and poverty in Florida.
As per Equities.com, 25 of his athletes are now college football players, adding that should they decide to transition into professional athletes, his main focus is that they identify their “why” beyond the sport.
“What happens after you buy mom a house?” he said. “I share, so don’t let that be your [sole] motivation. Because if that’s your motivation after you accomplish it, then you got nothing.”
In addition to coaching, Burnett is a real estate specialist, mortgage loan originator, and investor. He is behind Second Estate Realty, which helps families create wealth through homeownership. He launched the company in 2021.
What is more, he is also a partner at the Las Vegas-based firm, Summit Holdings, which assists veterans and vulnerable people on Medicare and Medicaid while also helping with housing and occupational therapy.
“Where you live, where you work, availability of health care. If you have those three things, you’re more than likely going to be doing very, very good, right?” Burnett mentioned. “I think the biggest part for me is not even the medical care. It’s not the housing, but it’s the reintegration into society.”
Here, Burnett “helps spread the word by speaking to prospective investors at events like the Opal Group’s Family Office and Private Wealth Forum. He believes Summit and similar projects offer investors the opportunity to make an impact,” according to Equities.com.
Burnett was drafted into the NFL in 2005 as a 42nd draft pick in the second round to the Dallas Mavericks. He reportedly signed on to a 4-year deal valued at $3.31 million with the Mavericks. The deal also included a $1.15 million signing bonus and $1.15 million guaranteed.
He played for four teams in the NFL prior to retiring in 2014 and earned a total of $20.57 million.
Reflecting on the work he has done so far in Florida and Las Vegas, he said, “I may not change the world in my lifetime.”
“But I tell you what, I did change my corner. Okay? I did change the people that are closely attached to me.”
