Nashville Soccer Club has announced that it will utilize its 2026 buyout option to remove a retained portion of forward Tyler Boyd’s contract, following Boyd’s acquisition by Los Angeles Football Club through waivers.

According to Major League Soccer roster regulations, each club may buy out up to two guaranteed player contracts per year at its own expense, thereby freeing up salary budget space.

Transaction: On January 14, 2026, Nashville SC completed the buyout of a retained portion of Tyler Boyd’s contract.

Since joining Major League Soccer on February 29, 2020—debuting before the largest soccer crowd ever in Tennessee—Nashville SC has distinguished itself with several historic achievements. The club secured its first major trophy by winning the 2025 Lamar Hunt U.S. Open Cup, marking a milestone in Tennessee’s professional sports history. In its inaugural MLS season, Nashville SC became just the second expansion team to advance to the Conference Semifinals of the 2020 Audi MLS Cup Playoffs. Their sophomore season saw the team remain unbeaten at home, making them only the seventh club in MLS history to achieve this feat. The Boys in Gold continued their streak by qualifying for the Audi MLS Cup Playoffs in 2022, 2023, and 2025, becoming one of only three teams to reach the postseason in each of the first four years and one of nine to do so in five out of six seasons. Nashville SC also opened GEODIS Park—the largest soccer-specific stadium in the U.S. and Canada—before a sellout crowd of 30,109 on May 1, 2022. For additional information, visit NashvilleSC.com and follow the club on Instagram, Facebook, TikTok, X, and Spotify at @NashvilleSC.