NFLPA exec in conflict-of-interest controversy with private equity firm approved for NFL ownership stakes

Source: New York Post

NFL Players Association executive director Lloyd Howell Jr. is facing a new round of scrutiny after ESPN reported on Thursday that he is working as a paid, part-time consultant for one of the league-approved equity firms looking to take a minority stake in an NFL team.   Howell has been working with The Carlyle Group since March 2023, three months before he was hired as the NFLPA executive director, the report said.