Think Out Loud
Think Out Loud
Oregon Public Broadcasting
No more drafts for Portland Thorns players
14 minutes Posted Sep 10, 2024 at 8:15 pm.
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month, the National Women’s Soccer League announced it’s getting rid of the draft. This winter, promising college players will instead choose among their favorite teams and negotiate a contract. The NWSL will still have roster limits and a salary cap, but under its new collective-bargaining agreement, no player may be traded without her consent. The League is the first in the U.S. to grant unrestricted free agency to all players. Rachel Bachman, reporter for the Wall Street Journal, tells us how this change will impact the players, the League, and possibly other sports as well.