Overview

• JC Tretter announced he will resign as NFLPA chief strategy officer and remove himself from consideration for interim executive director, citing the toll on his family.
• His departure follows the resignation of Executive Director Lloyd Howell Jr., who stepped down after reports of secret arbitration rulings and questionable expense practices.
• The NFLPA Board of Player Representatives is evaluating candidates including chief player officers Don Davis and Zamir Cobb and associate general counsel Ned Ehrlich to fill the interim role.
• Revelations of confidentiality agreements with the NFL to hide collusion and fake-injury grievance rulings have fueled a deep credibility crisis within the union.
• Union leaders face urgent calls to implement governance reforms and restore transparency before the start of the upcoming season.