It’s the next stage of the NWSL offseason. Today marks the deadline in which clubs must announce new contract offers, options exercised for the 2022 season, and hard goodbyes for some players. Ahead of finalizing their protected list at the end of the week for the NWSL Expansion Draft, OL Reign shared news about players on loan, retirements, and everything in between.
Here is what OL Reign fans need to know.
BACK FOR THE 2022 SEASON
Fifteen OL Reign players were already under contract for 2022 and will return — goalkeeper Phallon Tullis-Joyce; defenders Amber Brooks, Alana Cook, Sam Hiatt, Sofia Huerta, Jimena López and Kristen Mcnabb; midfielders Angelina, Kelcie Hedge and Dani Weatherholt; and forwards Bethany Balcer, Nicole Momiki, Leah Pruitt and Ally Watt.