Philadelphia Union today announced their protected list for the 2017 MLS Expansion Draft. Scheduled for Tuesday, December 12 at 2:00 p.m. ET, the Expansion Draft gives Los Angeles Football Club the opportunity to add five players to their roster, with only a single player able to be drafted from any one club.
Protected from selection by LAFC are the following players: Alejandro Bedoya, Andre Blake, Jack Elliott, Marcus Epps, Fabinho, Fabian Herbers, Ilsinho, Haris Medunjanin, Fafa Picault, Keegan Rosenberry and CJ Sapong.
Additionally, the following Union players are automatically protected as either Generation Adidas players who have not graduated as of the end of the 2017 MLS season, or Homegrown Players on a club’s Supplemental/Reserve roster: Anthony Fontana (HG), Derrick Jones (HG), Adam Najem (HG), Auston Trusty (HG) and Josh Yaro (GA).