This March, for the first time in 12 years, James Riley experienced MLS opening day as a fan.
The longtime MLS defender spent last season with the Colorado Rapids, but didn’t have his option picked up by the club following their disappointing 2015 campaign. He spent all winter training for a potential return to the league in 2016, but didn’t land any offers this preseason.
And so he found himself in a bar in his hometown of Colorado Springs on opening day, taking in the slate of matches – and pondering his future – over a beer.