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‘It’s a mess’: Jordan Mailata, Lane Johnson sound off on the chaos within the NFL players’ union
After a Pablo Torre Finds Out episode revealed a previously hidden arbitration ruling in a collusion case, the NFL Players Association, the union representing the league’s players, has been rocked by high-level resignations from executive director Lloyd Howell and chief strategy officer JC Tretter.
The dust had barely begun to settle in the wake of Lloyd Howell and J.C. Tretter‘s resignations from the NFL Players Association. New leadership has not even been appointed. Still, controversy continues to toil in the players’ union as ESPN’s Don Van Natta Jr.
NFLPA chief strategy officer JC Tretter is resigning from his position, three days after Lloyd Howell stepped down as executive director of the players’ union. Tretter told CBS Sports on Sunday that he doesn’t want to be considered for the NFLPA’s interim executive director position and denied he played any role in undermining
Joel Bitonio, an alternate union rep and friend of resigning president JC Tretter, acknowledges the "vulnerable position" of the players' association amid leadership exodus.
During the union's summit in February, Howell, two union employees, and some players racked up $2,426 in expenses at an Atlanta strip club.
The Washington Commanders running back also defended the search process that ended with Lloyd Howell's hiring in 2023.
Attorney Peter Ginsberg, a lawyer at Moskowitz Colson Ginsberg & Schulman who has represented several NFL players over many years, told ESPN: “By agreeing to a confidentiality agreement, the union purposefully blocked the players from receiving crucial ...
NFL, union mum on nixed session; memo details wage feud Published: Feb 10, 2011 at 04:48 AM. Negotiations to prevent an NFL lockout took a grim turn Thursday with the cancellation of ...
Ferguson stressed the most critical next step for the NFLPA is identifying and installing the right interim leader to steer the union through its self-made turbulence. He spoke repeatedly of culture issues that go deeper than strip clubs and side deals that recently came to light.
The NFL Players Association is embroiled in staff scandal and turnover, with executive director Lloyd Howell recently resigning amid investigations into past lawsuits, apparent conflicts of interest and questionable expensing practices.
The NFL and union went more than two months without holding any formal bargaining sessions, until a meeting Feb. 5, the day before the Super Bowl.