HARRISON, N.J. – Sean Davis has felt his share of frustrations over a lack of playing time in the past, but he did not let that affect his decision-making for the future.



Not even as he drew outside interest from Europe.



The New York Red Bulls ensured they would keep Davis, one of their top Homegrown Players, for the foreseeable future by signing him to a contract extension late last month. The deal reportedly runs through 2021 and comes with a salary bump for the central midfielder, who made $127,500 last year, but the raise is not the only reason he chose to put pen to paper with his boyhood club.



Davis committed more years to the Red Bulls because he felt confident in their ability to continue to develop him. The 25-year-old American has seen his game grow ever since he signed with the organization ahead of the 2015 season, and he highly valued the familiarity they have with one another. Clubs in Germany’s second division may have been showing...