NRG has returned to the Counter-Strike<\/em> scene with a newly built lineup, and a few familiar faces to bring them to the top of the North American scene.<\/p>
After weeks of speculation and hints behind the scenes<\/a>, NA CS2<\/em> fans finally have another top-tier roster to cheer for. The NA org celebrated the addition of Damian \u201cdaps\u201d Steele, Justin \u201cFaNg\u201d Coakley, Vincent \u201cBrehze\u201d Cayonte, Jadan \u201cHexT\u201d Postma, and Josh \u201coSee\u201d Ohm into its CS2<\/em> squad today on Twitter<\/a>.\u00a0<\/p>
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In a full-circle signing, three of the aforementioned players previously donned the NRG jersey before moving on to Evil Geniuses in 2019, only to return four years later. The other members have been a part of North America\u2019s top CS<\/em> rosters over the past few years, including Complexity and Team Liquid. Daps\u2019 time out of the CS2<\/em> scene was brief<\/a>. The Canadian coach has been brought back as an IGL for NRG after being dropped from NA rival Liquid on Nov. 20. It\u2019s been over a year since daps was a consistent member of the starting five-man lineup, with his previous stint in Orgless finishing in April 2022. This could be an issue considering the activity of the other members in NRG.<\/p>
Brehze\u2019s form plummeted during his final year at EG, leading to his eventual benching in June 2023. However, his return to the professional Counter-Strike<\/em> scene has been building momentum for quite some time. The NA rifler\u2019s been grinding CS2\u2019s<\/em> Premier matchmaking<\/a> and appears ready to return to competition. Clearly, NRG thinks he\u2019s a part of their Major qualification formula, as his dedication to CS2<\/em> hasn\u2019t gone unnoticed.<\/p>
Former Liquid AWPer oSee\u2019s time on the bench was also short-lived<\/a>. America\u2019s best sniper was dropped from the TL lineup the day after daps’ removal earlier this month. HexT has been grinding through the NA scene under the EG banner. But, with the org\u2019s recent woes<\/a>, the NA rifler became an easy target for any other roster trying to build a squad. As for FaNg, he\u2019s been missing in action since being benched by Complexity in place of EliGE in June<\/a>.<\/p>
