FOXBOROUGH, Mass. – The New England Revolution announced today that the club has exercised the 2016 contract options on 14 players. The players whose contracts were picked up include goalkeeper Brad Knighton, defenders Darrius Barnes, Andrew Farrell, Jose Goncalves, Donnie Smith, Chris Tierney, and London Woodberry, midfielders Teal Bunbury, Scott Caldwell, Diego Fagundez, Lee Nguyen, Kelyn Rowe, and forwards Charlie Davies and Sean Okoli.
Additionally, midfielder Daigo Kobayashihas been signed to a new contract. Goalkeeper Bobby Shuttleworth, midfielder Zachary Herivaux, and forward Juan Agudelo were already under contract for the 2016 season.
The club did not exercise options for goalkeeper Trevor Spangenberg, defenders Kevin Alston and Jeremy Hall, and midfielders Timi Mulgrew,Steve Neumann, and Tyler Rudy. Midfielders Andy Dorman and Jermaine Jones are currently out of contract for the 2016 season.
Per Major League Soccer rules, the Revolution have until Thursday, Dec. 10 to re-sign any re-entry draft eligible players, including players whose options were not exercised.
