Orlando City nabbed a potential backup goalkeeper for Joe Bendik with the No. 6 selection in Stage 1 of the MLS Re-Entry Draft. The Lions snared Chicago’s Patrick McLain. This provides depth at the goalkeeper position, with either McLain or Earl Edwards Jr. serving as the backup with the other possibly to be moved or loaned to Orlando City B.
The Lions were one of three teams to select a player in Stage 1 of the Re-Entry Draft, with the Houston Dynamo selecting Dylan Remick from Seattle, and the Sounders picking up Bryan Meredith from San Jose.
McLain, 28, is a native of Eau Claire, WI, who had his option declined by the Chicago Fire after the 2016 season.