Overview

• A privileged “Crisis Management” memo reveals a developing Department of Justice criminal investigation into potential misuse of NFLPA funds and self-enrichment by union officials
• Executive Director Lloyd Howell Jr. and Strategy Director J.C. Tretter resigned this month, leaving the union without top leadership and prompting a shortlist of five interim executive director candidates
• The memo flags a lack of oversight for the NFLPA’s $1.2 billion discretionary fund and warns of possible National Labor Relations Board action over fiduciary lapses and unfair labor practices
• An ongoing FBI probe of OneTeam Partners, where Howell held a board seat, intensifies scrutiny of conflicts of interest and financial management within the union’s licensing operations
• Player representatives have been urged to make prompt leadership appointments or face the prospect of court-ordered DOJ oversight and potential financial penalties