Mallory Swanson signs record contract to stay with Red Stars and become NWSL’s highest-paid player

CHICAGO — Mallory Swanson went into free agency with an open mind.

When the process started in the fall, Swanson, as she always does, looked at the balance between her life and career. She made clear to the Red Stars and other NWSL teams that just because her husband Dansby is in Chicago after signing a seven-year contract with the Cubs last winter, that did not automatically mean she was going to stay with the Red Stars.

“Obviously having him there helps a lot because we are married