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NFLPA names former SAG-AFTRA exec David White interim executive director
Published Aug 04, 2025 • 5 minute read An NFL logo on a goal post pad before a preseason NFL football game between the Detroit Lions and the Cleveland Browns at Ford Field in Detroit, Aug. 9, 2014. Photo by Rick Osentoski / AP The NFL Players Association took a bit of time but, with teams at training camps, moved to fill its leadership void from outside the union. This advertisement has not loaded yet, but your article continues below. THIS CONTENT IS RESERVED FOR SUBSCRIBERS ONLY Subscribe now to read the latest news in your city and across Canada. Unlimited online access to articles from across Canada with one account. Get exclusive access to the Toronto Sun ePaper, an electronic replica of the print edition that you can share, download and comment on. Enjoy insights and behind-the-scenes analysis from our award-winning journalists. Support local journalists and the next generation of journalists. Daily puzzles including the New York Times Crossword. 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Access articles from across Canada with one account Share your thoughts and join the conversation in the comments Enjoy additional articles per month Get email updates from your favourite authors Don't have an account? Create Account Player representatives voted Sunday night to appoint David P. White the NFLPA's interim executive director. The election of White, the other finalist when the union elected Lloyd Howell in 2023, came 17 days after Howell's resignation a little more than two years into his term as executive director. 'I am grateful to the NFLPA's player leadership for entrusting me with the privilege and responsibility to guide their union as interim executive director,' White said in a statement released Sunday night by the NFLPA. 'It's a duty I do not take lightly, and I'm committed to reestablishing trust and ensuring the union is serving its members best. I look forward to working with the entire NFLPA team to protect players' health and safety, secure their financial well-being, and further strengthen their voice to shape their futures.' This advertisement has not loaded yet, but your article continues below. The players on the NFLPA's executive committee voted, 10-1, in 2023 to recommend White, the former national executive director and chief negotiator for the Screen Actors Guild-American Federation of Television and Radio Artists (SAG-AFTRA), over Howell, a player who was on the executive committee and another person familiar with the situation told The Washington Post last month. But the recommendation was never delivered to the team-by-team player representatives who elected Howell. 'We wanted [the player reps] to make up their own mind,' the player said last month. 'We did that in case we were asked for our recommendation.' Now the NFLPA has turned back to White. 'This decision is the result of a comprehensive, player-led process,' free agent linebacker Jalen Reeves-Maybin, the NFLPA president, said in a statement. 'We understood the urgency to fill this role and did our due diligence to identify the right person to lead our union in this moment. We have full faith in David to take the union forward and operate in the best interests of our membership. David has spent much of his career fighting for collectively bargained rights in the labor movement and is committed to putting players first in all the union does. We are confident that he will inspire solidarity and provide the necessary stability during this period of transition.' Your noon-hour look at what's happening in Toronto and beyond. By signing up you consent to receive the above newsletter from Postmedia Network Inc. Please try again This advertisement has not loaded yet, but your article continues below. Multiple internal candidates and multiple external candidates were on the list of finalists for the interim job, according to a person familiar with the voting process. Each was interviewed by the player reps over the past two weeks. A representative of each team participated in Sunday night's vote. 'Soon, we will commence a thorough search process for a permanent executive director,' Reeves-Maybin said. 'This process will continue to be player-led, as the strength of our union has and will always lie with our membership.' White takes over at a turbulent time for the NFLPA after a series of controversies produced intense scrutiny on Howell. Howell initially did not intend to resign, people familiar with the situation said. But that changed abruptly, and he announced in a late-night statement July 17 that he was stepping away because his leadership had become a distraction to the union. This advertisement has not loaded yet, but your article continues below. Player representatives met July 18 without choosing an interim replacement. Those conversations continued, leading to Sunday's vote. White's most immediate task is to help the union regroup and quell unrest among some players and agents related to issues surrounding Howell. Those included a federal investigation of a licensing company co-founded by the NFLPA, the union's handling of an arbitrator's ruling in a collusion case and a possible conflict of interest stemming from Howell's previous consulting role with a firm approved to make private-equity investments in NFL franchises. ESPN reported last month that Howell had charged the union for two visits to strip clubs. That included a charge of $738.82 for a car service in November 2023 that took him from the Fort Lauderdale airport to a Miami-area strip club, according to the report, and a visit by Howell and two union employees in February to an Atlanta strip club that led to $2,426 in charges that Howell instructed an employee to submit in expense reports. This advertisement has not loaded yet, but your article continues below. The union's executive director typically makes visits to individual teams during the season to meet with players. Howell had planned to use those visits this fall to ask players about their priorities as the NFLPA prepares to begin formal negotiations with the NFL about a potential 18-game regular season and other issues related to the collective bargaining agreement. Those negotiations were not expected to begin until at least early next year, people familiar with the situation said before Howell's resignation. With the recent NFLPA turmoil and the need to elect a permanent replacement for Howell, it's not clear when the bargaining will commence. The CBA runs through the 2030 season. Howell told The Post in July 2024 that the union had engaged in informal, high-level discussions with the NFL about an 18-game season. This advertisement has not loaded yet, but your article continues below. The NFLPA also elected an interim executive director following the death of Gene Upshaw in 2008. Then, the union chose Richard Berthelsen, who had been the NFLPA's general counsel. He served in the role until the players elected DeMaurice Smith in 2009. Smith held the job until Howell's election in June 2023. This election process included consideration of NFLPA executive Don Davis and, at least initially, JC Tretter, who was the union's president as a player with the Cleveland Browns and most recently served as its chief strategy officer under Howell. Tretter told CBS Sports last month that he was retiring from the NFLPA and would not seek to be elected executive director. There had been sharply divided opinions among players and agents about the prospect of Tretter being chosen as interim executive director, people familiar with the matter said at the time, with some strong support but concern from others based on his role in the process that led to Howell's election. He was the NFLPA's president then. This advertisement has not loaded yet, but your article continues below. Tretter also was the key figure in an arbitration case won by the NFL. In February, arbitrator Sidney Moreland ruled in the league's favor in its 2023 grievance accusing the NFLPA of improperly advising running backs to consider faking or embellishing injuries as a contract-negotiating tactic with their teams. Davis is the NFLPA's chief player officer, overseeing the union's efforts to educate players on programs, resources and services available to them. He had an 11-year playing career as a linebacker in which he won two Super Bowl titles with the New England Patriots. People on the players' side of the league also had mentioned Tom DePaso, the union's general counsel who is set to retire, as a potential candidate for interim executive director. There was speculation during the election process about former NFL players and previous NFLPA presidents Domonique Foxworth and Eric Winston; Zamir Cobb, the executive director of the NFLPA Trust; NFLPA associate general counsels Ned Ehrlich and Chris Fawal; and Matt Curtin, the president of NFL Players Inc., the union's licensing and marketing subsidiary. Columnists World Wrestling Sunshine Girls Sex Files
National Post
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- National Post
NFLPA names former SAG-AFTRA exec David White interim executive director
The NFL Players Association took a bit of time but, with teams at training camps, moved to fill its leadership void from outside the union. Article content Player representatives voted Sunday night to appoint David P. White the NFLPA's interim executive director. Article content Article content The election of White, the other finalist when the union elected Lloyd Howell in 2023, came 17 days after Howell's resignation a little more than two years into his term as executive director. Article content 'I am grateful to the NFLPA's player leadership for entrusting me with the privilege and responsibility to guide their union as interim executive director,' White said in a statement released Sunday night by the NFLPA. 'It's a duty I do not take lightly, and I'm committed to reestablishing trust and ensuring the union is serving its members best. I look forward to working with the entire NFLPA team to protect players' health and safety, secure their financial well-being, and further strengthen their voice to shape their futures.' Article content The players on the NFLPA's executive committee voted, 10-1, in 2023 to recommend White, the former national executive director and chief negotiator for the Screen Actors Guild-American Federation of Television and Radio Artists (SAG-AFTRA), over Howell, a player who was on the executive committee and another person familiar with the situation told The Washington Post last month. But the recommendation was never delivered to the team-by-team player representatives who elected Howell. Article content 'We wanted [the player reps] to make up their own mind,' the player said last month. 'We did that in case we were asked for our recommendation.' Article content Now the NFLPA has turned back to White. Article content 'This decision is the result of a comprehensive, player-led process,' free agent linebacker Jalen Reeves-Maybin, the NFLPA president, said in a statement. 'We understood the urgency to fill this role and did our due diligence to identify the right person to lead our union in this moment. We have full faith in David to take the union forward and operate in the best interests of our membership. David has spent much of his career fighting for collectively bargained rights in the labor movement and is committed to putting players first in all the union does. We are confident that he will inspire solidarity and provide the necessary stability during this period of transition.' Article content Multiple internal candidates and multiple external candidates were on the list of finalists for the interim job, according to a person familiar with the voting process. Each was interviewed by the player reps over the past two weeks. A representative of each team participated in Sunday night's vote.
Toronto Star
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- Toronto Star
Braves lose third baseman Austin Riley to IL for 2nd time in 2 months with abdominal strain
Cincinnati Reds' Elly De La Cruz is tagged out by Atlanta Braves third base Austin Riley during the first inning of the MLB Speedway Classic baseball game at Bristol Motor Speedway in Bristol, Tenn., Sunday, Aug. 3, 2025. Play was resumed today after yesterday's weather delay. (AP Photo/George Walker IV) CC flag wire: true flag sponsored: false article_type: : sWebsitePrimaryPublication : publications/toronto_star bHasMigratedAvatar : false :
