We canât know what it was like to wrestle with that legacy, to try to honor all that came before, but not wind up a pale approximation of countryâs greatest ghost. Born Randall Hank Williams, but singing as Hank Williams, Jr. before he was 10, the son never had much in the way of a career choice. The choice wasnât whether heâd sing, but what, how and why.
MLS Salaries. Beginning and lower-echelon players in Major League Soccer make a minimum of $35,125 a year, by far the lowest minimum salary of major professional team sports in America. As of the end of the 2013 season, 154 players made less than $50,000 a year. The average salary in the MLS, however, was $160,000, and the median salary was $100,000.
Relative to the other two major sports, NFL players make remarkably low salaries. The average NFL player makes $1.9 million, compared to $3.2 million for MLB players and $5.15 for NBA players. In addition, nearly 40% of drafted players don't stay in the league long enough to earn a lucrative second contract.elative to the other two major sports, NFL players make remarkably low salaries. The average NFL player makes $1.9 million, compared to $3.2 million for MLB players and $5.15 for NBA players. In addition, nearly 40% of drafted players don't stay in the league long enough to earn a lucrative second contract.