The San Jose Earthquakes announced what they intend to do with their available contract options prior to the re-entry draft, which begins December 16, per league policy. Here are the details:
| Exercised 2017 Option: David Bingham (GK), Victor Bernardez (CB), Kip Colvey (LB), Andres Imperiale (CB), Fatai Alashe (CDM), Matheus Silva (CDM) Option Declined: Bryan Meredith (GK), Clarence Goodson (CB), Marc Pelosi (CM/LM), Tommy Thompson (CAM/RM), Chad Barrett (ST), Henok Goitom (ST), Innocent (ST/LW), Steven Lenhart (ST), Mark Sherrod (ST) Already Under Contract for 2017: Andrew Tarbell (GK), Shaun Francis (LB), Cordell Cato (RB/RM), Darwin Ceren (CDM), Simon Dawkins (LM), Anibal Godoy (CDM), Shea Salinas (LM), Quincy Amarikwa (ST), Chris Wondolowski (ST) No Status Declared*: Marvell Wynne (RB/CB), Sanna Nyassi (RM), Leandro Barrera (LM), Kofi Sarkodie (RB), Jordan Stewart (LB) *based on team policy, this implies they are not under contract for 2017 and do not have options to exercise |
Many of these decisions are self-explanatory and/or expected.