The Summer of Nothing to See Here continues for the NFL, and for the NFL Players Association.

It started with the inexplicably hidden collusion ruling. It has continued with, for the NFL, the partial acquisition of ESPN and the notion that the league won’t influence ESPN’s coverage (any more, of course, than it already does). For the NFLPA, the collusion-ruling revelation became the first domino that triggered dramatic change at the top of the organization.

However, the more things change, the more they stay the same.

The union continues to operate in secrecy, not transparency. The sudden resignation of executive director Lloyd Howell resulted in the surprise decision to dust off a flawed search process — and to hire the guy who finished second in a two-man contest.

David White arriv

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