Major League Soccer looks a lot different from when Brad Knighton entered the league in 2007.
The way the netminder earned his first contract is a sign of how long he’s been around. His coach at the University of North Carolina Wilmington was Aiden Heaney, who played for the New England Revolution in 1996. With that connection in place, Knighton sent a VHS tape to coaches Stevie Nicol and Paul Mariner.
After mentioning a VHS, Knighton joked, “You know, they don’t have those anymore.”
The tape led to an invite to the club’s combine, which led to a preseason trip to the Bahamas.