FOXBOROUGH, Mass. – Chris Tierney made his New England Revolution debut on June 21, 2008, on a sweltering 97-degree night in Salt Lake City, Utah. He’d officially signed his first professional contract just three weeks prior, beating the odds and winning a roster spot as a Supplemental Draft pick.
Tierney was a 77th-minute substitute that evening at Rice-Eccles Stadium, replacing Sainey Nyassi as the Revs pushed for a late equalizer in what was ultimately a 2-1 loss to Real Salt Lake. In many respects it was a typical MLS debut, no different than the countless others to come before or after.