D.C. United has released Sheanon Williams, John Requejo Jr., and draft picks Afonso Pinheiro and Rafael Andrade Santos from preseason camp. With the team back in D.C. for the next few days, the first round of cuts included the former Vancouver Whitecaps and Philadelphia Union defender Williams, as well as Requejo, a former Club Tijuana left back.
The chances of Pinheiro and Santos making the squad were long to begin with. Both players were taken in the 4th round of last month’s MLS SuperDraft, and players in that position rarely ever make a roster these days.