Exclusive: NWSL set to change High Impact Player rule, opening door for more star signings

NWSL preparing change that will see criteria removed from new High Impact Player rule. Change could open door for star players like Sam Kerr to earn salaries over the current cap

Sam Kerr is expected to leave Chelsea this summer upon the expiration of her contract and has been heavily linked with joining a team in the NWSL. Credit: Getty Images

The NWSL is set to amend its new High Impact Player (HIP) rule and remove the criteria that players had to meet in order to be signed on special contracts that were $1-million over the lea…