There\u2019s a storm raging within the NFL Players Association, and at times it feels as if we\u2019re in the eye of it.<\/p>\n
The vast majority of texts and calls to the PFT hotline since the resignation of NFLPA executive director Lloyd Howell relate to the next steps for the union. There\u2019s plenty of noise, some of which has been posted here \u2014 and plenty of which (at least for now) has not been.<\/p>\n
Our goal isn\u2019t to tee up names or play the Game of Thrones game. It\u2019s to make sure the players understand what\u2019s happening and, ideally, that they reclaim control of their union. Because it seems that both the NFL and NFLPA non-player leadership have weaponized player apathy, any sign that the players are waking up and taking charge is significant.<\/p>\n
Here\u2019s something that has happened within the past day. Sam Acho \u2014 a former member of the NFLPA executive committee \u2014 has sounded the alarm via Twitter. <\/p>\n
\u201cPlayers who are voting,\u201d Acho said, \u201cI understand you\u2019ve been kept out of the loop. Listen to [the Pablo Torre Finds Out] podcast or read the article by [Kalyn Kahler of ESPN.com]. JC Tretter seems just as culpable (if not more) than Lloyd Howell<\/a>.\u201d<\/p>\n The Acho tweet tags five current members of the board of player representatives: Zaven Collins, Von Miller, Shelby Harris, Cole Kmet, and Zaire Franklin.<\/p>\n