Editing 1997 MLS expansion draft (section)

===Dallas Burn===
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Exposed
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Protected
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|[[Jeff Cassar]] (GK)||[[Damián Álvarez Arcos|Damian]] (F)
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|[[Eric Dade]] (D)||[[Mark Dodd]] (GK)
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|[[Richard Farrer]] (F)||[[Ted Eck]] (M/F)
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|[[Jorge Flores (footballer born 1977)|Jorge Flores]] (M)||[[Gerell Elliott]] (M/F)
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|[[Brian Haynes (soccer)|Brian Haynes]] (F)||[[Jason Kreis]] (M)
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|[[Garth Lagerwey]] (GK)||[[Brandon Pollard]] (D)
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|[[Joey Martinez]] (D)||[[Jorge Rodríguez (footballer, born 1971)|Jorge Rodríguez]] (D)
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|[[Daniel Peinado]] (M)||[[Mark Santel]] (D/M)
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|[[Tom Soehn]] (D)||[[Alain Sutter]] (M)
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|[[Temoc Suarez]] (F)||[[Dante Washington]] (F)
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|[[Wade Webber]] (D)||[[Juan Sastoque]] (F)
|}
*Withdrew [[Eric Dade]] upon selection of [[Joey Martinez]] (8)
*Withdrew [[Temoc Suarez]] upon selection of [[Jeff Cassar]] (10)
*Reached maximum upon selection of [[Wade Webber]] (22)