After what was generally seen as an offseason of positive growth for NWSL, league commissioner Jeff Plush has stepped down “to pursue new opportunities,” per a league press release.
Plush helped the league negotiate its current three-year deal with A+E, which includes a national broadcast component on Lifetime network, and was also involved in the Orlando Pride expansion, as well as selling the Western New York Flash to North Carolina where they will begin playing this spring as the Courage. Overall it seems as though the league is slowly but surely growing while trying to maintain as much stability as possible, which makes it such a surprise to see Plush go.