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(12-17-2013 12:33 PM)monarx Wrote:  

(12-17-2013 12:32 PM)monarx Wrote:  

(10-31-2013 09:51 AM)ODU_NYG Wrote:  that amazes me. no wonder so many guys go over there to play in those leagues. any ball park on what they get paid?

If you're good can be pretty lucrative. Not like the NBA but not bad. I heard in the 90s we had some players go over and make in the 100 - 200K range plus a car, food, a place to live and I believe it was tax free. Of course that was for a talented player in a upper tier league. I imagine it goes down from there.

(12-17-2013 09:15 PM)ODUsmitty Wrote:  Ricardo Marsh lives in my neighborhood. He provides well for his family, and has a good lifestyle. However, the downside for guys with families and children is that you either have them with you in a foreign country (his were in Serbia and Turkey) or you have significant chunks away from home.

Regardless, nice to be paid nicely for doing something you love.

I know its not nearly the same when you're dealing with a foreign country, but I think thats just the norm for most professional athletes during the season. even moreso for fringe players regardless of the league b/c they are more likely to be waived or traded.