The Columbus Crew offseason officially began after the Oct. 9 loss at Orlando City SC. But other than the decision to part ways with head coach Caleb Porter, there had been no offseason announcements by the Black & Gold.
That changed on Wednesday when the club made its first roster decisions in preparation for the 2023 Major League Soccer campaign. Columbus exercised the contract options on eight players while declining the options of four others. The Crew had 15 players who were already under contract for 2023, taking the roster total to 23 players at this point.