Officially, Chris Korb is not a D.C. United player. His contract expired in December and his jersey number is up for grabs, although, he joked, “No one wants 22.”
If Korb were on the roster, he would carry the second-longest continuous service behind goalkeeper Bill Hamid, vie for back-line playing time and perhaps hit the 100-start milestone.
Instead, he is a nonroster player — a “trialist,” in soccer parlance — attempting to revive a decent career interrupted by a right knee injury almost 20 months ago.
A torn anterior cruciate ligament — in this case, suffered against the same New York City FC team that will visit RFK Stadium on Saturday afternoon — ended his 2015 season.