The NFL Players Association needs a new executive director following the abrupt resignation of Lloyd Howell Jr. Under immense scrutiny for his part in burying the findings of a collusion grievance filed by the PA, his role as a paid consultant for The Carlyle Group—a private equity firm approved to seek minority stakes in NFL franchises—and using union funds for multiple strip club outings, Howell Jr. called it quits late Thursday night.
Now, according to The Athletic's Dianna Russini, there are two candidates locked in what's shaping up to be a "two-man race" for the job: Don Davis, and former Cleveland Browns center—and controversial union figure—JC Tretter.
