NFLPA states its stance on Lloyd Howell Jr. amid controversy

NFL Gamers Affiliation govt director Lloyd Howell Jr. has just lately been mired in controversy. The union, nonetheless, continues to be backing him.

“As members of the NFLPA Government Committee, we categorically reject false stories insinuating doubts inside this committee or ideas that we have now requested our Government Director to step down. We additional reject makes an attempt to mischaracterize the committee’s views or divide our membership,” the manager committee stated in an announcement, per ESPN’s Adam Schefter. 

“We’ve established a deliberate course of to rigorously assess the problems which were raised and won’t have interaction in a rush to judgment. We imagine and stay dedicated to working with our Government Director and different members of the NFLPA workers and participant management who’ve a shared mission to advance the very best pursuits of the gamers. As we method the 2025 season, we sit up for persevering with our necessary work collectively and guaranteeing the energy and the unity of our affiliation.”  

CBS Sports activities analyst J.J. Watt, a former Houston Texans star, took problem with the NFLPA’s assertion on his X account, writing they have been “contradictory statements.” His frustration appears comprehensible.