Jordan Morris: Bring on the HYPE

How will he handle the hype?

That was the big question facing forward Jordan Morris after he signed a Homegrown contact with the Seattle Sounders this January.

The young US national teamer had sizeable expectations placed on his rookie campaign when he chose Seattle over German club Werder Bremen. Plenty of folks predicted the Stanford University product would rack up gaudy numbers in his first season a pro.

Things didn’t quite start so well, however. Morris failed to score in his first five matches as the Sounders got off to a 1-3-1 start. He found his footing in mid-April, scoring his first goal on April 16 and going on to tie an MLS rookie record by scoring in four-straight matches. He now has five goals and an assist in 14 appearances entering Seattle’s home match against NYCFC on Saturday (5 pm ET; ESPN in the US, MLS LIVE in Canada).

The latest episode of MLS Insider looks at the start of Morris’ Sounders career, exploring the pressures he faces and how he moved past the early jitters. Check it out above.

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