The San Jose Earthquakes announced today, via press release, that 22-year-old Cal fullback Nick Lima has officially signed the second Homegrown contract in club history.
The move had been rumored for quite some time, with the only major holdup being an eligibility challenge (later resolved) alluded to here in the first public report of the deal nearly two weeks ago, from the Twitter handle best connected to the Academy:
NEWS: Hearing from multiple sources that the Quakes are forming a case to sign Nick Lima to a HG contract.
Two MLS teams are protesting.