Sounders forward Jordan Morris has given his injured ankle a fair amount of rest the past two weeks, but the team’s intent was always to start him in Saturday’s opener at Houston.
And that’s exactly what will now happen as Morris trained with the squad on Thursday at Starfire Sports Complex in Tukwila and told the coaching staff he felt ready to go. The Sounders finalized their roster at 25 players Thursday by adding S2 midfielders Jordy Delem and Zach Mathers to the first-team prior to boarding their flight to Texas afterwards.
“It feels great,” Morris said of his ankle.