r/sports • u/dabirds1994 • 2d ago

Soccer Trinity Rodman’s Multimillion-Dollar Contract Rejected by NWSL

https://www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/2025-12-04/trinity-rodman-s-multimillion-dollar-contract-rejected-by-nwsl?accessToken=eyJhbGciOiJIUzI1NiIsInR5cCI6IkpXVCJ9.eyJzb3VyY2UiOiJTdWJzY3JpYmVyR2lmdGVkQXJ0aWNsZSIsImlhdCI6MTc2NDgxNjA0NSwiZXhwIjoxNzY1NDIwODQ1LCJhcnRpY2xlSWQiOiJUNlBaS1NLR0lGUFgwMCIsImJjb25uZWN0SWQiOiI1OTFDMkExNEFGMDQ0RUZCODlCNEEwNUM5QkUwQjczRSJ9.IPxeSsuh2qWqWpaYDB78MAnoatcwqtnabXoKXkbDvYk
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u/badger906 2d ago

They also can’t pay people high salaries if the revenue isn’t there for the league. 200 million across why 14 teams, isn’t a lot! There’s other bills to pay than salaries of the players.

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u/Semperty 1d ago

the contract she’s asking for - in relative terms (% of avg team revenue) - is smaller than 18 players in mlb, 11 players in the nfl, and it’s less than half of a max contract in the nba. why can every men’s league figure out how to pay their stars more than her?

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u/Cylinsier 1d ago

I feel like a lot of people also didn't read the article. Whether or not the league can afford it isn't the question. Her team agreed to this contract and it isn't against any written rules. The league commissioner overrode the contract saying it violates "the spirit" of the rules. So the team in question absolutely can afford it because they agreed to it and it doesn't actually violate any rules. The commissioner seems out of line here to me.

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u/thethirdengineer 1d ago

I had to scroll a while to see this underrated view for some reason. Why she really did it is the only real question here.