".....and what of JC Tretter?" Jones wrote. "He is the progenitor of this whole tawdry episode of poseurs, 30 pieces of silver, player leadership manque and avarice. What of him?

Now, according to The Athletic's Dianna Russini, there are two candidates locked in what's shaping up to be a "two-man race" for the job: Don Davis, and former Cleveland Browns center—and controversial union figure—JC Tretter.

For the second time in two years, the union will dive into another election process while simultaneously sorting out what went so wrong with the last one.

NFL players’ union executive director Lloyd Howell Jr. resigned in a statement late Thursday night after heavy scrutiny of the NFLPA’s recent activity revealed Howell to be unfit for

Howell had been under intense scrutiny in a series of recent controversies and leaves the job after two years.

Former NFLPA president JC Tretter and senior director of player affairs Don Davis have emerged as frontrunners to be the NFLPA's interim executive director.

Via Mark Maske of the Washington Post, the NFLPA board of player representatives will meet on Friday night to discuss the union's next steps following Thursday night's sudden and surprising resignation of executive director Lloyd Howell.