I think it's actually, it really benefits her to stay in Portland, exercise that option, get her feet back under her, and then say, okay, if I want to, I can go out and test the market because Trinity has now set this new bar.

So they're actually, I think, because they're on these opposite, essentially like performance review cycles.

Yeah.

They're setting precedent for each other.

Exactly.

You did this for her, so what about me?

It's actually really, I think it's really cool.

And it helps push the NWSL in a way that the NWSL needs to be pushed.

Hi. Did you miss me?

Welcome back to full time.

I am Tamara Griffin, and this week we're talking about Sophia Wilson, who we now know will be returning to the Portland Thorns.

Raise your hand if you were a little bit surprised by that.

I mean, Denver Summit is right

there and she's a Colorado native. Anyway, don't worry, we will be breaking down every aspect

of this contract. And I know you guys thought, honestly, so did we, that Meg and I were not

going to be on the pod together again for a while, but she just happened to get an exclusive interview with Sophia ahead of this announcement.

So we're going to bring her back to get the tea on that conversation, what this contract means, both for Sophia, the Thorns, and the NWSL, especially as the league is still up to its neck in negotiations with Trinity Rodman

and her future as a free agent. And since we're here, let's just talk about free agency as a whole,

because as much as the news cycle might have you think otherwise, there are a ton of other

free agents in the NWSL worth discussing. So we're going to be

breaking down who has signed, who's extended their contracts, and who else is still sort of

around floating and considering their options. And to do that, I'm going to bring our producer

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