Bill Cox popularized the game in New York City with his International Soccer League. MVP Harden, who has put up numbers that would make him a lock for league MVP in almost any other sea. And the league’s big offseason deals won’t suddenly propel the NWSL to “major league” status in the sports-saturated USA. Add in the likes of Joe Greene, Jack Ham, Jack Lambert, Franco Harris, Mel Blount, John Stallworth, Lynn Swann, LC Greenwood and Mike Webster all draftees.