NFL players must be protected like no other athlete, risking serious injury at video-game speed before the toll makes them expendable.

Lloyd Howell has resigned as executive director of the NFL Players Association, citing distractions his leadership has caused in recent weeks.

With groups of players from 20 NFL teams saying they will skip in-person attendance, voluntary offseason programs began Monday across the league. ...

“The United Football League does not comment on active legal proceedings,” a UFL spokesperson told The Athletic. “Throughout the negotiations with the players association, we have acted in ...

This offseason, Miller said the NFL is working with the National Football League Players Association to get more guys into newer, safer helmets. "We are seeing improvement in the technology and the protection available to players about nine times the rate we were seeing improvements only a decade ago," said Miller.

This offseason, Miller said the NFL is working with the National Football League Players Association to get more guys into newer, safer helmets.

Collective bargaining is a key part of American sports, yet in football, the fragmented nature of the sport makes it hard to unionise.

The dust had barely begun to settle in the wake of Lloyd Howell and J.C. Tretter‘s resignations from the NFL Players Association. New leadership has not even been appointed. Still, controversy continues to toil in the players’ union as ESPN’s Don Van Natta Jr.