SANDY, Utah (Monday, December 14, 2020) – Real Salt Lake has announced the 12 players on the club’s Protected Player list in advance of the 2020 MLS Expansion Draft, taking place on Tuesday, December 15 at 4 p.m. MT. Austin FC will select five players with no club losing more than one player to the expansion side. New York City FC, FC Cincinnati, LAFC, Columbus Crew SC, Seattle Sounders FC, Minnesota United FC, Atlanta United, Sporting Kansas City, the Portland Timbers and the New England Revolution are exempt after each losing a player in the previous MLS Expansion Draft to Nashville SC and Inter Miami CF last year.
22 Players Protected By RSL Ahead of Expansion Draft
