CASA GRANDE, Ariz. – Kei Kamara sees 2017 as a fresh start.
The MLS joint-leading scorer and an MVP finalist in 2015, Kamara had an unexpectedly rocky 2016. Traded from Columbus Crew SC to the New England Revolution in mid-May, he found his life suddenly in a bit of upheaval, settling into a new locker room, with new teammates, in a new city.
Despite being a veteran with more than 10 years of experience in the league, Kamara was careful not to rock the boat in New England, where the Revolution’s established core had been building under sixth-year head coach Jay Heaps since late 2011.