Ten 2026 NWSL Free Agents to Watch

An early look at the the 2026 NWSL free agents to watch as the NWSL season kicks off week two of the season and the 2026 free agency period opens in just 103 days. Mar 20, 2025 | Taylor Vincent

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Ten 2026 NWSL Free Agents to Watch

An early look at the the 2026 NWSL free agents to watch as the NWSL season kicks off week two of the season and the 2026 free agency period opens in just 103 days. Mar 20, 2025 | Taylor Vincent

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1 Aaron Rodgers (QB, NYJ)
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3 Brett Gardner (LF, NYY)
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5 Brock Purdy (QB, SF)

6 Ryan Yarbrough (RP, NYY)
7 Tee Higgins (WR, CIN)
8 Ja'Marr Chase (WR, CIN)
9 Kirk Cousins (QB, ATL)
10 Juan Soto (RF, NYM)

1 Aaron Rodgers (QB, NYJ)
2 Jameis Winston (QB, NYG)
3 Brock Purdy (QB, SF)
4 Tee Higgins (WR, CIN)
5 Ja'Marr Chase (WR, CIN)

6 Kirk Cousins (QB, ATL)
7 Dak Prescott (QB, DAL)
8 Patrick Mahomes (QB, KC)
9 Asante Samuel Jr. (CB, LAC)
10 Josh Allen (QB, BUF)

1 LeBron James (PF, LAL)
2 Ben Simmons (PG, LAC)
3 Joe Ingles (SF, MIN)
4 Stephen Curry (PG, GSW)
5 Jrue Holiday (PG, BOS)

6 Carlos Boozer (PF, LAL)
7 Jeff Teague (PG, MIL)
8 Jimmy Butler (SF, GSW)
9 Quentin Grimes (SG, PHI)
10 James Harden (SG, LAC)

1 Brett Gardner (LF, NYY)
2 Ryan Yarbrough (RP, NYY)
3 Juan Soto (RF, NYM)
4 Shohei Ohtani (DH, LAD)
5 José Ramírez (3B, CLE)

6 Anthony Rizzo (1B, NYY)
7 Paul Skenes (SP, PIT)
8 Vladimir Guerrero Jr. (1B, TOR)
9 J.C. Escarra (C, NYY)
10 Mike Trout (RF, LAA)

1 Patrick Maroon (LW, CHI)
2 Connor McDavid (C, EDM)
3 Alex Ovechkin (LW, WAS)
4 Sidney Crosby (C, PIT)
5 Auston Matthews (C, TOR)

6 Jeremy Swayman (G, BOS)
7 Morgan Geekie (C, BOS)
8 C.J. Smith (LW, NYR)
9 Robert Thomas (C, STL)
10 Jakob Chychrun (D, WAS)

1 Angel Reese (F, CHI)
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3 Diana Taurasi (G, PHX)
4 Sue Bird (G, SEA)
5 Marquesha Davis (G, NY)

6 A'ja Wilson (C, LV)
7 Alysha Clark (F, SEA)
8 NaLyssa Smith (F, DAL)
9 Breanna Stewart (F, NY)
10 Alexis Prince (G, PHX)

1 Lionel Messi (F, MIA)
2 Sergio Busquets (M, MIA)
3 Matt Miazga (D, CIN)
4 Zachary Herivaux (M, NE)
5 Earl Edwards, Jr. (GK, SJ)

6 Luke Mulholland (M, RSL)
7 Bruno Damiani (F, PHI)
8 Cameron Harper (F, RBNY)
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10 Dany Rosero (D, SKC)

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9 Geyse da Silva Ferreira (F, GFC)
10 Emma Gaines-Ramos (F, WAS)

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4 Mohamed Salah (F, LIV)
5 Edson Álvarez (M, WHU)

6 Christian Pulisic (F, CHE)
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9 N'Golo Kante (M, CHE)
10 Douglas Luiz (M, AVA)

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PLAYER NEWS

Nick McCloud Signed a contract with Chicago (CHI)

Mar 24

Christian Elliss New England (NE) matched a 2 year offer sheet contract

Mar 24

Mike Pennel Signed a contract with Kansas City (KC)

Mar 24

Joey Slye Signed a contract with Tennessee (TEN)

Mar 24

Zach Pascal Signed a contract with New York (NYG)

Mar 22

Nick Scott Signed a contract with Carolina (CAR)

Mar 22

Jerome Baker Signed a contract with Cleveland (CLE)

Mar 21

Robert Rochell Signed a 1 year contract with Kansas City (KC)

Mar 21

Jameis Winston Signed a 2 year $8 million contract with New York (NYG)

Mar 21

Tyler Conklin Signed a 1 year $3 million contract with Los Angeles (LAC)

Mar 21

River Cracraft Signed a contract with Seattle (SEA)

Mar 21

Avonte Maddox Signed a contract with Detroit (DET)

Mar 21

Royce Newman Signed a contract with Arizona (ARI)

Mar 21

Lecitus Smith Waived by New England (NE)

Mar 21

Andrew Parker Jr. Waived by New England (NE)

Mar 21

Caleb Jones Waived by New England (NE)

Mar 21

Curtis Jacobs Waived by New England (NE)

Mar 21

Brandin Cooks Signed a 2 year $13 million contract with New Orleans (NO)

Mar 21

Lucas Patrick Signed a 1 year $2.1 million contract with Cincinnati (CIN)

Mar 21

Trenton Brown Signed a 1 year $3 million contract with Houston (HOU)

Mar 21

Jonathon Cooper Converted a $4M roster bonus into signing bonus, adding 1 void year, creating $3.2M of cap with Denver (DEN)

Mar 21

Lil’jordan Humphrey Signed a 1 year contract with New York (NYG)

Mar 21

Charles Omenihu Signed a 1 year $7 million contract with Kansas City (KC)

Mar 21

Lorenzo Carter Signed a contract with Tennessee (TEN)

Mar 20

James Pierre Signed a contract with Pittsburgh (PIT)

Mar 20

Ryan Yarbrough Signed a contract with New York (NYY)

Mar 24

Drew Pomeranz Released by Seattle (SEA)

Mar 24

Troy Schreffler Traded to New York (NYM) from Philadelphia (PHI) for cash considerations, 0

Mar 23

Matt Bowman Contract purchased by Baltimore (BAL)

Mar 23

Mike Vasil Claimed off waivers by Chicago (CHW)

Mar 23

Tyler Phillips Designated for Assignment by Philadelphia (PHI)

Mar 23

Carlos Hernandez Claimed off waivers by Philadelphia (PHI)

Mar 23

Nelson Velazquez Outrighted by Kansas City (KC)

Mar 23

Nick Pratto Outrighted by Kansas City (KC)

Mar 23

Garrett Hampson Contract purchased by Arizona (ARI)

Mar 23

Nick Martini Contract purchased by Colorado (COL)

Mar 23

José Suarez Traded to Atlanta (ATL) from Los Angeles (LAA) for Ian Anderson

Mar 23

Ian Anderson Traded to Los Angeles (LAA) from Atlanta (ATL) for José Suarez

Mar 23

Jake Woodford Released by Colorado (COL)

Mar 23

Jesse Chavez Signed a minor league contract with Atlanta (ATL)

Mar 23

Adam Ottavino Released by Boston (BOS)

Mar 23

Luke Maile Released by Kansas City (KC)

Mar 23

Ross Stripling Released by Kansas City (KC)

Mar 23

Brandon Drury Released by Chicago (CHW)

Mar 23

Mitch Haniger Released by Seattle (SEA)

Mar 23

Manuel Margot Signed a contract with Detroit (DET)

Mar 23

Colin Poche Contract purchased by Washington (WSH)

Mar 22

Jalen Beeks Released by Houston (HOU)

Mar 22

Ben Gamel Released by Houston (HOU)

Mar 22

Carlos Carrasco Contract purchased by New York (NYY)

Mar 22

Leo Väisänen Signed by transfer from Austin FC (ATX) to Swedish top-flight side BK Häcken

Mar 24

Sam Williams Signed a 1 year contract with Chicago (CHI) via Homegrown - includes 2026, 2027 and 2028 Club Options

Mar 14

Sam Williams Traded to Chicago (CHI) from New York (RBNY) for $100,000 2025 General Allocation Money, 2025 and conditional $75,000 2025 General Allocation Money for performance-based metrics, 2025

Mar 14

Bradley Smith Signed a 1 year contract with Cincinnati (CIN) - includes 2026 Club Option

Mar 14

Gustavo Caraballo Signed a 3 year contract with Orlando City (ORL) via Homegrown - includes 2028 Club Option; youngest signing in ORL history, 16 yrs 198 days

Mar 14

Souleyman Doumbia Signed a 1 year contract with Charlotte (CLT) by loan from from Belgian Pro League side Standard Liège for the 2025 season

Mar 12

Duane Holmes Signed a 2 year contract with Houston (HOU) - includes 2027 and 2028 Club Options

Mar 11

Kalani Kossa-Rienzi Signed a 1 year contract with Seattle (SEA) - includes 2026 and 2027 Club Options

Mar 10

Baltasar Rodríguez Signed a 1 year contract with Inter Miami (MIA) by loan from Argentine side Racing through 2025

Mar 10

Kaick da Silva Ferreira Signed a 4 year contract with FC Dallas (DAL) via U22 Initiative by transfer from Brazilian Série A side Grêmio - includes 2029 Club Option; reported $4 million transfer fee

Mar 05

Keegan Hughes Signed a 1 year contract with New England (NE) - includes 2026 and 2027 Club Options

Mar 04

Amar Sejdic Signed a 1 year contract with Nashville (NSH) - includes 2026 Club Option

Mar 03

Adam Saldana Signed a 1 year contract with Los Angeles (LAFC) - includes 2026 and 2027 Club Options

Mar 01

Alsono Martínez Signed a new 3 year contract extension with New York City FC (NYC) - includes 2028 and 2029 Club Options

Feb 28

Emil Gazdov Signed a 2 year contract with Montreal (MTL) by transfer from Canadian Premier League side Pacific FC - includes 2027 and 2028 Club Options

Feb 28

Jesus Barea Signed a 1 year contract with Real Salt Lake (RSL) - includes 2026, 2027 and 2028 Club Options

Feb 27

Elias Manoel Signed by transfer from Real Salt Lake (RSL) to Brazilian side Botafogo RJ

Feb 27

Aleksandr Guboglo Signed a 2 year contract with Montreal (MTL) via Homegrown - includes 2027, 2028 and 2029 Club Options

Feb 26

Lazar Stefanovic Signed a 4 year contract with Toronto FC (TOR) via Homegrown - includes 2029 Club Option

Feb 26

Fidel Barajas Signed a contract with D.C. United (DC) by loan from LIGA MX side Chivas Guadalajara through Jun 30, 2025 - option to extend through Dec 31, 2025

Feb 26

Brian White Signed a new 3 year 3contract extension with Vancouver (VAN)

Feb 26

Luca Bombino Traded to San Diego (SD) from Los Angeles (LAFC) for 2025 international roster spot, 2025

Feb 26

Lionel Messi Fined an undisclosed amount for grabbing neck of NYCFC assistant coach

Feb 25

Joey Zalinsky Signed a 1 year contract with St. Louis (STL) - includes 2026, 2027 and 2028 Club Options

Feb 22

Santiago Rodriguez Signed by transfer from New York City FC (NYC) to Brazilian side Botafogo

Feb 22

Geyse da Silva Ferreira Signed a 1 year contract with Gotham FC (GFC) by loan from FA Women’s Super League side Manchester United through 2025 season - includes Purchase Option

Mar 24

Amber Nguyen Signed a short-term contract with North Carolina (NC)

Mar 22

Avery Kalitta Signed a short-term injury contract with Racing Louisville FC (LOU)

Mar 21

Elli Pikkujämsä Return to Racing Louisville FC (LOU) from the 2024 Season-Ending Injury List

Mar 21

Heather MacNab Signed a short-term contract with North Carolina (NC)

Mar 21

Adrianna Franch Signed a contract with Birmingham City Women

Mar 15

Kayla Colbert Released by Utah (UTA)

Mar 14

Lauren Flynn Return to Utah (UTA) from the 2024 Season-Ending Injury list

Mar 14

Imani Dorsey Return to Utah (UTA) from the 2024 Season-Ending Injury list

Mar 14

Sydney Jones Signed a short term extension with Utah (UTA) until May 2nd

Mar 14

Moira Kelley Signed a short-term contract with Portland (POR) through June 2025

Mar 14

Paige Metayer Placed on the D-45 injury list 2025 by Washington (WAS) due to knee injury (backdated to early February)

Mar 14

Croix Bethune Return to Washington (WAS) from the 2024 Season Ending Injury list

Mar 14

Catherine Barry Signed a roster relief contract with Chicago (CHI)

Mar 13

McKenzie Weinert Signed a contract with USL Super League side Spokane Zephyr FC

Mar 13

Lauren Kozal Signed a contract with Swiss Women's Super League side GC Zurich

Mar 13

Sophie Braun Signed a contract with USL Super League side Spokane Zephyr FC

Mar 13

Croix Soto Signed a contract with Northern Super League side AFC Toronto

Mar 13

Erin McKinney Signed a contract with USL Super League side Ft. Lauderdale United FC

Mar 13

Sydney Schneider Signed a contract with USL Super League side Tampa Bay Sun FC

Mar 13

Fridah Mukoma Loaned from Kansas City (KC) to Beijing Jingtan FC through the 2025 season

Mar 12

Fridah Mukoma Signed a 4 year contract extension with Kansas City (KC) by transfer from ZESCO Ndola Girls; reported fee undisclosed fee

Mar 12

Lynn Biyendolo Signed a new 3 year contract extension with Seattle (SEA)

Mar 12

Jordan Fusco Signed a short-term contract with San Diego (SD) through June 2025

Mar 12

Nya Harrison Signed a short-term contract with San Diego (SD) through June 2025

Mar 12

Kevin Knox Signed a Rest-of-Season contract with Golden State (GSW)

Mar 23

Tony Bradley Signed a 2 year $3.27 million Rest-of-Season contract with Indiana (IND) - includes 2025-26 Club Option

Mar 23

Isaac Jones Signed a 2 year $2.1 million Rest-of-Season contract with Sacramento (SAC) - includes 2025-26 Club Option

Mar 22

Elfrid Payton Signed a 10-day contract with New Orleans (NOP)

Mar 21

Terry Taylor Signed a 10-day contract with Sacramento (SAC)

Mar 18

Corey Kispert Will miss the remainder of the 2024-25 with Washington (WAS) due to season-ending thumb injury

Mar 18

Paul George Will miss the remainder of the 2024-25 with Philadelphia (PHI) due to season-ending adductor injury

Mar 17

Trey Murphy III Will miss the remainder of the 2024-25 with New Orleans (NOP) due to season-ending shoulder injury

Mar 17

Colin Castleton Signed a 10-day contract with Toronto (TOR)

Mar 16

Chuma Okeke Signed a 10-day contract with Philadelphia (PHI)

Mar 16

Oshae Brissett Signed a 10-day contract with Philadelphia (PHI)

Mar 14

De'Aaron Fox Will miss the remainder of the 2024-25 with San Antonio (SAS) due to season-ending pinkie injury

Mar 13

Lamar Stevens Signed a Rest-of-Season contract with Memphis (MEM)

Mar 13

Jaden Ivey Will miss the remainder of the 2024-25 with Detroit (DET) due to season-ending leg injury

Mar 13

Tony Bradley Signed a 10-day contract with Indiana (IND)

Mar 13

Marcus Garrett Signed a 10-day contract with Charlotte (CHA)

Mar 12

Mohamed Bamba Signed a 10-day contract with New Orleans (NOP)

Mar 10

P.J. Tucker Signed a 10-day contract with New York (NYK)

Mar 10

Pascal Siakam Fined $25,000 for confronting and directing profane language toward game officials during IND-ATL game

Mar 09

Colin Castleton Signed a 10-day contract with Toronto (TOR)

Mar 06

Ryan Rollins Signed a Rest-of-Season contract with Milwaukee (MIL)

Mar 04

Anton Watson Claimed off waivers by New York (NYK)

Mar 04

Orlando Robinson Signed a Rest-of-Season contract with Toronto (TOR) via converted Two-Way contract

Mar 04

Pat Spencer Signed a Rest-of-Season contract with Golden State (GSW) via converted Two-Way contract

Mar 04

Miles Norris Signed a Two-Way contract with Boston (BOS)

Mar 04

Brogan Rafferty Demoted to the Minors by Detroit (DET)

Mar 22

Dalibor Dvorsky Promoted from the Minors by St Louis (STL)

Mar 22

Liam Ohgren Demoted to the Minors by Minnesota (MIN)

Mar 22

Sebastian Aho Demoted to the Minors by Pittsburgh (PIT)

Mar 22

Brandon Halverson Promoted from the Minors by Tampa Bay (TBL)

Mar 22

Jet Greaves Demoted to the Minors by Columbus (CBJ)

Mar 22

Juha Jaaska Promoted from the Minors by Carolina (CAR)

Mar 21

Cameron Lund Signed a contract with San Jose (SJS)

Mar 21

David Jiricek Demoted to the Minors by Minnesota (MIN)

Mar 21

Stevie Leskovar Signed a 3 year contract with Minnesota (MIN)

Mar 21

Gleb Veremyev Signed a 2 year contract with New York (NYI)

Mar 21

Jimmy Schuldt Demoted to the Minors by San Jose (SJS)

Mar 21

Nolan Foote Promoted from the Minors by New Jersey (NJD)

Mar 21

Anton Blidh Demoted to the Minors by New York (NYR)

Mar 21

Brogan Rafferty Promoted from the Minors by Detroit (DET)

Mar 21

Austin Watson Promoted from the Minors by Detroit (DET)

Mar 21

Jet Greaves Promoted from the Minors by Columbus (CBJ)

Mar 20

Joe Hicketts Signed a 2 year $1.55 million contract extension with Los Angeles (LAK)

Mar 20

Anton Blidh Promoted from the Minors by New York (NYR)

Mar 20

Jacob Bryson Signed a 1 year $900,000 contract extension with Buffalo (BUF)

Mar 20

Jimmy Schuldt Promoted from the Minors by San Jose (SJS)

Mar 19

Lucas Condotta Signed a 2 year $1.55 million contract extension with Montreal (MTL)

Mar 19

Liam Ohgren Promoted from the Minors by Minnesota (MIN)

Mar 18

Aku Koskenvuo Signed a 2 year contract with Vancouver (VAN)

Mar 18

Tobias Bjornfot Promoted from the Minors by Florida (FLA)

Mar 18

Marine Johannes Signed a contract with New York (NY)

Mar 21

Monique Akoa-Makani Signed a contract with Phoenix (PHX)

Mar 20

Alexis Prince Signed a contract with Phoenix (PHX)

Mar 20

Paige Robinson Released by Dallas (DAL)

Mar 19

Natasha Cloud Traded to New York (NY) from Connecticut (CON) for 2026 1st round pick and 2025 1st round pick (#7)

Mar 16

Shyla Heal Signed a contract with Phoenix (PHX)

Mar 13

Seehia Ridard Signed a contract with New York (NY)

Mar 13

Ashley Joens Signed a contract with Atlanta (ATL)

Mar 08

Morgan Bertsch Signed a contract with Chicago (CHI)

Mar 03

Alex Wilson Signed a contract with Chicago (CHI)

Mar 02

McKenzie Forbes Signed a contract with Dallas (DAL)

Mar 02

Camryn Taylor Signed a contract with Minnesota (MIN)

Feb 26

Christyn Williams Signed a contract with Minnesota (MIN)

Feb 26

Diana Taurasi Retired from Professional Basketball

Feb 25

Haley Peters Signed a contract with Connecticut (CON)

Feb 24

Kamila Borkowska Signed a contract with Connecticut (CON)

Feb 24

Ariel Atkins Traded to Chicago (CHI) from Washington (WAS) for 2025 3rd round pick

Feb 24

Arella Guirantes Signed a contract with Chicago (CHI)

Feb 23

Carla Leite Signed a 3 year $227,657 contract with Golden State (GS)

Feb 21

Crystal Bradford Signed a contract with Las Vegas (LV)

Feb 21

Katie Lou Samuelson Signed a 1 year $90,000 contract with Seattle (SEA)

Feb 21

Isabelle Harrison Signed a contract with New York (NY)

Feb 21

Murjanatu Musa Signed a contract with Phoenix (PHX)

Feb 20

Mikiah Herbert Harrigan Signed a contract with Dallas (DAL)

Feb 20

Abbey Hsu Signed a 3 year $204,253 contract with Connecticut (CON)

Feb 17

UPCOMING DEADLINES

Jerry Jeudy (CLE, WR)

2025 Option Bonus, 3/26/25

Michael Pierce (BAL, DT)

2025 Option Bonus, 3/31/25

Nick Bosa (SF, DE)

2026 Base, 4/01/25

Nick Bosa (SF, DE)

2027 Base, 4/01/25

Yetur Gross-Matos (SF, DE)

2025 Base, 4/01/25

George Odum (SF, S)

2025 Base, 4/01/25

Deommodore Lenoir (SF, CB)

2025 Roster Bonus Per Game, 4/01/25

Deommodore Lenoir (SF, CB)

2025 Option Bonus, 4/01/25

Dorance Armstrong (WAS, DE)

2025 Base, 4/01/25

Tyler Biadasz (WAS, C)

2025 Base, 4/01/25

Frankie Luvu (WAS, OLB)

2025 Base, 4/01/25

TODAY IN HISTORY

Brett Phillips (MIL, RF)

Signed w/ Milwaukee, 2018

Jordan Simmons (SEA, G)

Signed w/ Seattle, 2021

Mackensie Alexander (CIN, CB)

Signed w/ Cincinnati, 2020

Tyler Glasnow (PIT, SP)

Signed w/ Pittsburgh, 2018

Kassim Osgood (SF, WR)

Signed w/ San Francisco, 2014

Jameson Taillon (PIT, SP)

Signed w/ Pittsburgh, 2018

Jose Alvarado (TB, RP)

Signed w/ Tampa Bay, 2018

Justin Bethel (ATL, CB)

Signed w/ Atlanta, 2018

Jarvis Jenkins (CHI, DE)

Signed w/ Chicago, 2015

Tyler Eifert (JAX, TE)

Signed w/ Jacksonville, 2020

Ryan Tepera (TOR, RP)

Signed w/ Toronto, 2018

Jacob Rhame (NYM, RP)

Signed w/ New York, 2018

Joe Palumbo (TEX, RP)

Signed w/ Texas, 2018

Dustin Fowler (OAK, CF)

Signed w/ Oakland, 2018

Oday Aboushi (DET, G)

Signed w/ Detroit, 2020

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