Working stiffs during the week. Professional athletes on the weekend.
Such is life for most players in the National Lacrosse League.
With an average salary this season of $14,000 US in the NLL, not many guys can live by lacrosse alone. Some of the top players in the league -- through added compensation, summer contracts and sponsorships by lacrosse manufacturers -- do nothing but play the game year-round.
The majority, however, work 9-to-5 jobs and fight to strike a balance between their 'real lives' and the ones they lead as weekend warriors in front of thousands of fans.
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