The National Women's Soccer League Players' Association has filed a grievance with the league for rejecting a contract offer extended to Trinity Rodman by the Washington Spirit.
The union is alleging the league violated the collective bargaining agreement when it denied the Spirit's offer to re-sign Rodman. A person with knowledge of the proposal confirmed Thursday that negotiations were for a four-year, multimillion-dollar deal. The person spoke on condition of anonymity because they weren't authorized to speak publicly about the deal.
“Trinity Rodman agreed to a compensation structure in good faith that would allow her to remain loyal to her first professional club, consistent with both the CBA and NWSL Competition Rules," union executive director Meghann Burke said in a statement prov

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