### Question
What does professional athlete mean?


### Answer
**Professional athlete** has the following meaning in *8 U.S.C. § 1154*:

> an individual who is employed as an athlete by—


(A) a team that is a member of an association of 6 or more professional sports teams whose total combined revenues exceed $10,000,000 per year, if the association governs the conduct of its members and regulates the contests and exhibitions in which its member teams regularly engage

#### Citation:
  - *8 U.S.C. § 1154*
  - Heading: **CHAPTER 12-IMMIGRATION AND NATIONALITY > SUBCHAPTER II-IMMIGRATION > Part I-Selection System**

