The NFL Players Association had a tumultuous summer, capped by the abrupt resignation of executive director Lloyd Howell.

Howell had been hired two years earlier through a top-secret process that shielded from the media — and from the membership — the finalists for the job. That same type of process apparently will be used again.

On Friday, NFLPA president Jalen Reeves-Maybin (who currently is not on an NFL roster) sent a message to all players announcing that the search process for a permanent replacement has begun. PFT has obtained a copy of the email to all NFLPA members.

“Back in August, we selected an interim executive director of the NFLPA and the Executive Committee pledged to start a thorough player-led search process for a permanent executive director,” Reeves-Maybin wrote. “I’

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