FOXBOROUGH, Mass. – Brad Knighton is a very patient man.
Through his first eight seasons in Major League Soccer – spanning three different teams – Knighton made a total of 38 starts, averaging just 4.75 starts per season. He backed up Matt Reis and Bobby Shuttleworth with the New England Revolution, Chris Seitz with the Philadelphia Union, and Joe Cannon and David Ousted with the Vancouver Whitecaps.
The 31-year-old goalkeeper spent the better part of a decade biding his time, diligently performing his duties on a daily basis while waiting for an opportunity to start a string of games.