Red Bull New York has waived and bought out defender Raheem Edwards, sources with knowledge of the situation tell amNewYork.
Edwards had departed the team’s preseason preparations in Texas last week and had not been seen since.
The veteran Canadian was signed one month before the start of the 2025 season. He appeared in 24 MLS matches, starting 15, with inconsistent play plaguing the majority of his time in New York.
A busy offseason for first-year head of sport Julian de Guzman ultimately pushed Edwards off the roster. Wing backs Jahkeele Marshall-Rutty and Justin Che were signed to inject youth within the back line. It also opens more opportunities for youngsters Omar Valencia and Matthew Dos Santos to break into the side.
Red Bull and de Guzman still have considerable work to do before their back line is set ahead of the MLS season opener down in Orlando on Saturday. An established center-back is still of need after the organization parted ways with Alexander Hack, Sean Nealis, and Noah Eile — the latter departing on a club-record fee to English Championship side Bristol City.
Dylan Nealis, a right-back, is being utilized as a center-back for the time being, though it is clearly not the club’s first choice heading into a new season.
