Rabil: MLL Paid Rookie Players Just $6,000 for the Entire 2008 Season
Paul Rabil · Paul Rabil - Lacrosse and Entrepreneurship (Capital Allocators, EP.95) · Apr 15, 2019 · at 12:47
Lacrosse champion and PLL co-founder Paul Rabil explains why professional lacrosse players in 2008 were forced to work full-time day jobs in finance or real estate to make a living.
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“A low wage, which at the time for rookies was 6000 dollars for the whole season.”
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