On Monday afternoon, New York Red Bulls announced their end-of-season roster decisions in accordance with league mandates. Veteran midfielder Marc Rzatkowski, homegrown winger Ben Mines, and on-loan forward Samuel Tetteh were among the notable names to not have their contracts renewed.
Further cuts included left back Patrick Seagrist, who previous sporting chief Denis Hamlett traded up for in this year’s college draft and started the team’s opening two matches, and third-string goalkeeper Kendall McIntosh, who never played a match for the first team or reserves after arriving from Portland. Though attacking midfielder Jared Stroud was rewarded with an extended contract after quietly impressive late season form, fellow Red Bulls II alumni Chris Lema was part of Monday’s cuts.