Overview

• An arbitrator ruled in January that NFL owners did not collude but confirmed Commissioner Roger Goodell and counsel Jeff Pash urged teams to restrict guaranteed money.
• The NFL and NFLPA kept the 61-page decision secret from players through a confidentiality agreement until reporter Pablo Torre published it in June.
• On July 8, the union formally appealed the adverse January ruling to a three-person arbitration panel after nearly six months of delay.
• Lloyd Howell Jr.’s part-time role with The Carlyle Group, which seeks minority stakes in NFL franchises, has prompted conflict-of-interest questions.
• The WilmerHale probe was launched following reports of FBI and federal prosecutor investigations into the union’s financial dealings, including ties to OneTeam Partners.