The NFL Players Association executive director was sued in 2011 for sexual discrimination and retaliation while at Booz Allen. But a dispute has emerged about whether the players who voted for him were aware of the lawsuit prior to his 2023 election.

The NFLPA released a statement Sunday backing NFLPA's executive director Lloyd Howell, who was recently discovered to be working simultaneously as the executive director and as a paid consultant for an equity group approved to invest in the NFL.

Howell joined The Carlyle Group in March 2023 to work in the firm’s aerospace and defense divisions, sources told The Athletic.