NPDS - Lloyd Howell has been PTFO'd! NFLPA needs a new leader! Baseball is back! Caitlin Clark is out! (Episode 1317)

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Dan Le Batard

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🗓️ 18 July 2025

⏱️ 52 minutes

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Summary

Today’s word of the day is ‘distraction’ as in Lloyd Howell as in the NFLPA as in Pablo Torre as in Mike Florio as in found out. What a night. It needed to happen. We told you it would happen. It started with a possible collusion coverup then went to advisor of a PE firm then landed on another coverup. Will the players finally care? Now we hear about the former NFLPA president told players to fake injuries! WHAT!? (19:30) It’s time for the sprint for October in MLB. Trade deadline is approaching. Postseason approaching. We have some huge series ready to go. (31:15) Review: Old Guard 2. (34:30) Caitlin Clark is out of the All-Star Game that’ll be played in Indiana. Sad. Injuries suck. That’s a huge story for the country, but a huge story for the players… CBA negotiations. (42:00) Damian Lillard is back with the Portland Trail Blazers. He is making so much money next year and guess what… not playing! (45:00) NPPOD. (46:00) TJ Watt is now the highest non-QB in the NFL. A monster deal and now other teams have some issues. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

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0:00.0	Thank you. Distraction.
0:38.3	That's the nothing personal word of the day. It is Friday, July 18th, 2025.
0:42.6	What a way to start the weekend.
0:46.7	A permanent weekend for Lloyd Howell.
0:50.1	The executive director of the NFL Players Association has submitted his resignation two seconds
0:57.0	after realizing that the player reps were going to vote him out and that the investigation
1:02.3	that was being done was going to find that he was conflicted to the point where he could no
1:08.0	longer properly represent the players, where his actions had
1:11.4	proven that he could no longer be the head of the Players Association.
1:16.3	Last night, under the cover of darkness, he submitted a statement where he made it clear.
1:24.0	His words, it's clear that my leadership has become a distraction to the important work the NFLPA advances every day.
1:35.5	Well, we knew this.
1:37.9	July 10th, 2025, wait to see.
1:42.1	We told you, Lloyd Howell will lose his job with the NFLPA.
1:47.7	It wasn't even a question. Pablo Tori, if Pablo Tori finds out, started this train.
1:56.4	He's not responsible for Lloyd Howell's resignation. Mike Florio is not responsible.
2:03.6	The S-Pen reporter Don Van Nata, not responsible.
2:07.0	All of the reporters slash insiders slash not journalists
2:13.2	who are now interested in the story, not responsible.
2:18.0	There is only one person responsible
2:20.3	for the firing resignation of Lloyd Howell,
2:24.0	and that's Lloyd Howell.
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