D.C. United acquired midfielder Lamar Neagle from the Seattle Sounders on Monday and dealt Chris Pontius to Philadelphia in two trades involving allocation money.
Pontius was D.C.'s longest-serving player, but at $400,000 he made more than double Neagle's double in 2015.
He also was sidelined two months with a calf injury, then missed the Eastern Conference semifinals with a bad hamstring.
Neagle was a hometown favorite who had played for Seattle for the past three seasons and four of the previous five seasons in MLS.
He played a variety of roles in the midfield and occasionally at forward for the Sounders.