National Women’s Soccer League Eliminates Talent Restrictions On High Impact Player Salaries

By Eli Kronenberg · Front Office Sports · 2026-10-23

National Women’s Soccer League Eliminates Talent Restrictions On High Impact Player Salaries

According to Front Office Sports, the NWSL is removing merit-based requirements that previously limited which athletes could earn wages above the standard salary cap. The league reached a settlement with the players union to scrap the so-called Rodman Rule, which originally tied

According to Front Office Sports, the NWSL is removing merit-based requirements that previously limited which athletes could earn wages above the standard salary cap. The league reached a settlement with the players union to scrap the so-called Rodman Rule, which originally tied