Lloyd Howell Jr. announced his resignation as Executive Director of the NFL Players Association on Thursday evening, citing that his "leadership has become a distraction to the important work the NFLPA advances every day." While the decision comes amid scrutiny regarding his role as a consultant for The Carlyle Group—a private equity firm approved to seek minority stakes in NFL franchises—ESPN has uncovered an underlying reason for Howell's resignation.
As reported by Don Van Natta Jr. and Kalyn Kahler on Friday, an outside investigator hired by the NFLPA received documents this past week showing Howell, "charged the union for two visits to strip clubs, including a $738.82 car service that took him from the airport to one of the clubs."
