Rapids Waive Scottish Duo

New year, new news.  Colorado waived defender Danny Wilson and midfielder Sam Nicholson today.  Wilson first joined the team as part of the influx of players Anthony Hudson brought in in 2018.  After a much-to-large contract to start given his leve3l of play his second contract came down to a reasonable level for an decent starting defender in MLS.  Unfortunately over the years MLS's level rose while Wilson's didn't (and arguably declined) to the point where he's really only backup quality now, and we're paying him more than that.  He gave us good service over the years and hopefully he's successful moving on.

Sam Nicholson first joined the team in 2018 under Hudson as well, and was a solid player in his first stint, and a fan favorite.  During the pandemic he was released due to family issues that needed him to return home, and played for two years for Bristol Rovers before returning to the Rapids in the summer of 2022.  Unfortunately by that time the progress of the league had moved past Nicholson and he was unable to bring that same level of impact to the team.  It was clear last year that he wasn't going to be more than an occasional bench player going forward.  Releasing him also frees up an international slot.

Both these moves were necessary to move forward, and its more of the rebuilding we all knew needed to happen.  The Rapids now have 24 players under contract, including Generation Adidas draftee Kimani Stewart-Baynes.  At last report they were still negotiating to bring Yarbrough back, but the rumors around Steffen suggests that they expect to move on from him.