If anyone is doubting Jordan Morris’ ability to return from ACL surgery, it’s not the Seattle Sounders front office. That has to be the biggest takeaway from a recent report in The Athletic that says Morris has already signed a new five-year contract that will pay him about $1 million per year. The first three years of the new contract are reportedly guaranteed, with two more option years.
While that’s certainly a lot of money to invest in a 24-year-old with just one very good professional season under his belt and who is coming off a serious injury, in the accounting of MLS it is not particularly risky.