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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 …

It’s becoming harder and harder to keep up with the various twists and turns in the disintegration of Lloyd Howell’s two-year run as the NFL Players Association’s executive director. Here’s something that seems odd, to say the least. On Thursday, ESPN reported on the existence of an internal disagreement regarding whether the NFLPA board of players representatives knew that Howell’s …

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 …

NFL Players Association executive director Lloyd Howell Jr. is stepping down, effective immediately, he announced in a statement via the NFLPA on Thursday. A source briefed on the procedure told The Athletic that the NFLPA executive board plans to meet in the coming days to discuss next steps, including naming an interim executive director. The move follows several weeks of criticism …

The embattled executive director of the NFL Players Association has resigned.  Lloyd Howell Jr. announced late Thursday that he would be stepping down from his role “effective immediately” after his leadership had “become a distraction to the important work the NFLPA advances every day.” Howell has been embroiled in a number of controversies in recent weeks, stemming from his role …