Rodman rule
The Rodman rule, officially the High Impact Player Rule, is a caveat to the National Women's Soccer League's salary cap rules, allowing member clubs to exceed the salary cap for players who meet any of several criteria based on their individual marketability. The NWSL introduced the rule in December 2025, widely understood to be in order to prevent Trinity Rodman leaving for a league without salary cap in the January 2026 window; the implementation of the rule was heavily criticized.