The 2016 MLS Expansion Draft took place Tuesday afternoon, with incoming sides Minnesota United FC and Atlanta United FC each selecting five unprotected players from teams around Major League Soccer.
Atlanta began the selection process, and made defensive additions a theme throughout the process. They led off by choosing Donny Toia of the Montreal Impact, a 24-year-old defender and former Real Salt Lake homegrown. Minnesota followed with a defensive selection of their own, scooping up Chris Duvall, a 25-year-old fullback/centerback from the New York Red Bulls. None of the Fire's unprotected players were selected over the course of the five-round process.