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The NFL Players Association currently has no executive director. The plan was, as of Sunday, to appoint a new one by Tuesday, when training camps will open throughout the entire league — and when players will have other things to worry about. It’s unclear whether that plan has changed since late Sunday afternoon, given the abrupt resignation of NFLPA chief …

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 …

JC Tretter, considered one of two favorites to take over as interim executive director of the NFL Players Association, resigned from the organization Sunday, a league source confirmed to The Athletic. A source briefed on the procedure said the NFLPA executive board still plans to meet in the coming days to determine a process for selecting an interim executive director. …

The NFLPA’s nightmare saga has a new chapter.  JC Tretter, the union’s chief strategy officer, is resigning from his position and removing himself from consideration to be the NFLPA’s interim executive director, he told CBS Sports on Sunday. The news comes in the wake of executive director Lloyd Howell Jr.’s resignation last Thursday.  “Over the last couple days, it has …

Kalyn KahlerJul 20, 2025, 06:53 PM ET Close Kalyn Kahler is a senior NFL writer at ESPN. Kalyn reports on a range of NFL topics. She reported about the influence of coaching agents on NFL hiring and found out what current and former Cowboys players really think about the tour groups of fans that roam about The Star every day. …

Instead of being a candidate to replace Lloyd Howell as the NFLPA’s executive director, J.C. Tretter will instead step aside from the union. The former NFLPA president said in an interview with CBS Sports’ Jonathan Jones he will resign. “Over the last couple days, it has gotten very, very hard for my family. And that’s something I can’t deal with,” Tretter said. “So, the …

With executive director Lloyd Howell abruptly out, the NFL Players Association needs to replace him. It soon will. Via Adam Schefter of ESPN.com, the NFLPA board of player representatives “is expected to vote” on a new interim executive director before the widespread launch of training camps, on Tuesday. The news comes a day after Dianna Russini of TheAthletic.com reported that …

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 …