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The NFLPA is without a leader as training camps get underway, with Lloyd Howell having stepped down as executive director following a bombshell investigation.
Howell is under scrutiny, as investigators have discovered that he was charging the association for visits to the strip club. Documents show he charged the players’ union for two trips, including a car ride to Tootsie’s Cabaret in Miami costing $738.82 and a “player engagement event” at Magic City in Atlanta that cost $2,426.
The former NFLPA leader allegedly encouraged staff to file similar payments, including one $736 VIP section booking.
The disclosure stems from documents perused as part of an ESPN probe, which prompted union lawyers to dig deeper.
“The documents are union-approved expense reports and receipts, which ESPN began asking questions about hours before Howell abruptly resigned late Thursday night,” the network notes.
Howell, who was previously sued for sexual discrimination while at Booz Allen Hamilton, is also under fire for working as a consultant for The Carlyle Group. The group was approved to purchase shares in NFL teams and had serious designs on doing so, making his involvement a huge conflict of interest.
Carlyle’s position as a league-approved investment firm made it easier to play both sides. It was also easy for him to assume that most players wouldn’t recognize the fine print behind private equity and ownership dilution.
Previous reporting suggests that the ex-NFLPA boss was involved in a confidentiality agreement that kept findings of collusion among NFL teams from players.
Lloyd Howell’s tenure as NFLPA chief marks one of the shortest in history, lasting just over two years following his replacing DeMaurice Smith in 2023. He made a reported $3.6 million in the position last year.
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