Joe Corona was out of contract with the LA Galaxy at the end of this year, but the midfielder was taken in the MLS Expansion Draft last week by Austin FC. Story over, right?
Nope.
On Tuesday, MLS held the second round of the Re-Entry Draft — essentially a waiver draft for the right to negotiate with selected players out of contract — and the Houston Dynamo selected...Joe Corona.
It was a stunning turn of events, because it means Austin picked Corona for nothing, basically. They knew when they selected him they would have to negotiate for a new contract, but then having another team pick him days later means one of their five Expansion Draft picks went for nothing at all.