Palguta and Richardson (finally) signed

The long-rumored signings of defender Scott Palguta and forward Gregory Richardson are now official. This completes the Rapids roster of 24 players going into the 2009 MLS season.

Bold = New contract this offseason

Mehdi Ballouchy (MID)
Preston Burpo (GK)
Conor Casey (FWD)
Steward Ceus (GK) - Development Contract
Colin Clark (MID)
Nico Colaluca (MID) - Development Contract
Terry Cooke (MID)
Omar Cummings (FWD)
Greg Dalby (MID)
John DiRaimondo (MID) - Development Contract
Cory Gibbs (DEF)
Ivan Guerrero (MID)
Ty Harden (DEF)
Jordan Harvey (DEF)
Ugo Ihemelu (DEF)
Kosuke Kimura (DEF)
Nick LaBrocca (MID)
Pablo Mastroeni (MID)
Ciaran O’Brien (MID) - Development Contract
Scott Palguta (DEF)
Jacob Peterson (MID)
Matt Pickens (GK)
Gregory Richardson (FWD)
Ross Schunk (FWD)

By position:
GK - 3 (2 new contracts)
DEF - 6 (5 new contracts)
MID - 11 (3 new contracts)
FWD - 4 (3 new contract)

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