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Don Van Natta Jr. Close Don Van Natta Jr. ESPN Senior Writer Host and co-executive producer of the new ESPN series, “Backstory” Member of three Pulitzer Prize-winning teams for national, explanatory and public service journalism Author of three books, including New York Times best-selling “First Off the Tee: Presidential Hackers, Duffers, and Cheaters from Taft to Bush” 24-year newspaper career …

When The Carlyle Group became one of the few private-equity funds that were approved to buy minority interests in NFL teams, former NFL Players Association executive director Lloyd Howell should have been required to resign from his part-time consulting job with The Carlyle Group or from the NFLPA. He left neither. He has now left both. Via Don Van Natta …

There’s an irony to the finger-pointing in the aftermath of the failed tenure of NFL Players Association executive director Lloyd Howell. During the process that resulted in Howell being hired, the union was ridiculously secretive. No one knew who the candidates were, including the dues-paying members of the union. The board of player representatives, who had the power to vote …

There’s a storm raging within the NFL Players Association, and at times it feels as if we’re in the eye of it. The vast majority of texts and calls to the PFT hotline since the resignation of NFLPA executive director Lloyd Howell relate to the next steps for the union. There’s plenty of noise, some of which has been posted …

NFL Players Association (NFLPA) Executive Director Lloyd Howell Jr. has stepped down from his role amid various controversies, including reports on Friday that he expensed the union for trips to strip clubs. “It’s clear that my leadership has become a distraction to the important work the NFLPA advances every day,” Howell said in a statement late on Thursday night. Advertisement …

CNN  —  NFL Players Association (NFLPA) Executive Director Lloyd Howell Jr. has stepped down from his role amid various controversies, including reports on Friday that he expensed the union for trips to strip clubs. “It’s clear that my leadership has become a distraction to the important work the NFLPA advances every day,” Howell said in a statement late on Thursday …

One day after Lloyd Howell Jr. resigned as executive director of the NFL Players Association, ESPN reported on Friday that before he stepped down, an outside investigator hired by the union had received documents showing Howell had charged the union for expenses involving two visits to strip clubs. Howell charged $738.82 for a car service from one visit in Florida …

Some expenses probably shouldn’t be on your company’s dime.  Before his resignation Thursday from his position as executive director of the NFL Players Association, Lloyd Howell Jr. had been exposed for charging the union for two strip club visits, per ESPN.  Multiple controversies were pointed to Thursday as possible reasons for Howell stepping down, but the strip club visits seem …

Lloyd Howell has resigned as executive director of the NFL Players Association, citing distractions his leadership has caused in recent weeks. “Two years ago, I accepted the role of Executive Director of the NFLPA because I believe deeply in the mission of this union and the power of collective action to drive positive change for the players of America’s most …

There’s still a story to be told regarding how and when and why NFL Players Association executive director Lloyd Howell abruptly resigned on Thursday night. The initial telling of the story is that Howell acted unilaterally, without being pushed. Via Don Van Natta Jr. and Kalyn Kahler of ESPN.com, “Howell resigned on his own and surprised some members of the …