Chris Hogan Left Lacrosse. A League Has Given Him, and Others, a Path Back.
In high school, Chris Hogan didn’t see a path forward in lacrosse.
He played three years at Penn State, but with his final year approaching he had a decision to make; try to continue playing lacrosse or pursue a football career.
Hogan ended up with a near decade-long professional football career and two Super Bowls. At the end of his run in the N.F.L., an opportunity that didn’t exist when he was in college was suddenly an option.
The Premier Lacrosse League, a league operating under a touring model that plays in stadiums across North America, is entering just its third season but has already shaken the sport. After two seasons, including a bubble during the pandemic, the P.L.L. absorbed the 20-year-old Major League Lacrosse this winter.
By becoming the only option for professional outdoor lacrosse, the P.L.L. plans to build on the lore and history of the league it absorbed while focusing on its player-driven model to succeed in ways M.L.L. never did.
