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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.