There was simply no way that he could have remained the head of the union. Practically, morally — it just was not feasible.

Lloyd Howell Jr. and two union employees visited the strip club in downtown Atlanta during this year’s NFLPA summit, according to expense reports obtained by ESPN.

None of the actions that have come to light through recent reporting indicate a healthy union with the players' interests at the core of its cause.

While the grievance decision had not been reported publicly before Thursday, the league says it informed teams at its March league meeting.

Much has been made recently about the collusion grievance filed by the NFLPA against the NFL and the fallout from an arbitrator’s findings on the case being made public.

NFLPA executive director Lloyd Howell Jr. was accused of sexual discrimination and retaliation in a 2011 lawsuit stemming from his time with Booz Allen, a consulting company. It's unclear whether NFLPA members were informed about that lawsuit when they elected Howell to be their next executive director in 2023, according to ESPN.