Like a little kid who just can’t stop adding Lego blocks onto their already gargantuan creation, MLS has added yet another player acquisition mechanism to its growing thesaurus of roster rules.
The much-rumored but yet to be officially confirmed under-22 player initiative is reportedly a new roster rule implemented by the league that is set to be in place starting this season. While nothing has been formally announced or reported by the league, there is enough out there that we can understand the gist of how the rule will work and the impact it will have on MLS teams acquiring players.