FOXBOROUGH, Mass. – The New England Revolution protected 11 players from selection in the 2016 MLS Expansion Draft, the club announced today. In addition to two players who are automatically exempt from the draft, a total of 13 Revolution players will be ineligible for selection during Tuesday’s draft.
The Protected Player List includes forward Juan Agudelo, forward Teal Bunbury, goalkeeper Cody Cropper, midfielder Diego Fagundez, defender Andrew Farrell, forward Kei Kamara, midfielder Gershon Koffie, midfielder Xavier Kouassi, midfielder Lee Nguyen, midfielder Kelyn Rowe, and defender Chris Tierney. Midfielders Scott Caldwell and Zachary Herivaux are automatically protected as Homegrown players who finished the 2016 season on the club’s supplemental/reserve roster.
The 13 protected players will be unavailable for selection by either Atlanta United FC or Minnesota United FC during the expansion draft, which will take place on Tuesday, Dec. 13 at 2:00 p.m. ET. The draft will consist of 10 total picks, five for each new club as they shape their rosters ahead of their inaugural 2017 campaigns. Each current MLS club may not lose more than one player.
Click here for 2016 MLS Expansion Draft Rules and Regulations.
Following Tuesday’s expansion draft, the next phases of the offseason calendar are the Waiver Draft on Dec. 15 and the Re-Entry Draft, with Stage One set for Dec. 16 and Stage Two taking place on Dec. 22. Per Major League soccer rules, clubs have until Dec. 14 to re-sign any re-entry draft eligible players, including players whose options were not exercised. More information on the Waiver Draft and Re-Entry Draft is available here.
2016 MLS Expansion Draft: New England Revolution
Protected Player List
- Juan Agudelo – Forward
- Teal Bunbury – Forward
- Cody Cropper – Goalkeeper
- Diego Fagundez – Midfielder
- Andrew Farrell– Defender
- Kei Kamara– Forward
- Gershon Koffie– Midfielder (INT)
- Xavier Kouassi– Midfielder (INT)
- Lee Nguyen– Midfielder
- Kelyn Rowe– Midfielder
- Chris Tierney– Defender
- Scott Caldwell– Midfielder
- Zachary Herivaux– Midfielder
* Automatically Protected
