Don Van Natta Jr.
@DVNJr
@ESPN Senior Writer. NYT Bestselling Author writing a Jerry Jones bio for @AvidReaderPress. Co-Founder @sundaylongread. “Big Twitter guy.” — @washingtonpost
Some news: I’m writing a book about Jerry Jones. Called “The Star,” my book will trace Jones’s remarkable life story and the astonishing rise of the NFL. Thrilled to be back in Jerry’s World. Coming in 2026 from @AvidReaderPress, a @simonschuster imprint. about.simonandschuster.biz/news/jerry-jon…
"'Guess what happens when you close off the process to them? You don't get diversity of ideas ... And then you get caught up with a guy like Lloyd Howell, who has never spent one day in his life helping workers.'"
Filed to ESPN: “If he failed, their process failed": Inside the NFLPA meltdown With @kalynkahler espn.com/nfl/story/_/id…
Filed to ESPN: “If he failed, their process failed": Inside the NFLPA meltdown With @kalynkahler espn.com/nfl/story/_/id…
"If he failed, their process failed." @DVNJr and @kalynkahler take a look inside the NFLPA meltdown 👇 spr.ly/6016fyLlq
My favorite detail from our reporting on the turmoil within the NFLPA: Howell merged parking spots in the NFLPA garage to protect his Porsche, and then changed the parking spot number to 32, a homage to OJ Simpson @DVNJr espn.com/nfl/story/_/id…
Lane Johnson on NFLPA: "It's a shitshow, I guess. It's been that way. People have known that. I've known. Hopefully it gets better. I think it will."
A deep dive into one of the most memorable and significant weeks in NFLPA history:
Filed to ESPN: “If he failed, their process failed": Inside the NFLPA meltdown With @kalynkahler espn.com/nfl/story/_/id…
Thank you for remembering, Bill. We’ve got more to come on the NFLPA story.
Happy birthday to ESPN investigative reporter @DVNJr, who continues to be all over the NFLPA story. Don's latest (w/ Kalyn Kahler) on executive director Lloyd Howell Jr. quitting his role as consultant for The Carlyle Group: bit.ly/4kQaX3G
Filed to ESPN: Ex-NFLPA boss resigns role at equity firm The Carlyle Group With @kalynkahler espn.com/nfl/story/_/id…
Ex-NFL Players Association boss Lloyd Howell Jr. has resigned from the Carlyle Group, a spokesman told ESPN. The spokesman refused to say when Howell resigned and why.
.@kalynkahler and I have more reporting to come. Stay tuned.
JC Tretter explaining his decision to walk away from the NFL Players Association
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Shoutout to our favorite investigative journalist and federal investigator @DVNJr 😂! When Don comes around, you already cooked 😂!
The NFLPA board is expected to vote on a new interim executive Director in time for training camp’s widespread opening on Tuesday.
“The [strip club] documents are union-approved expense reports and receipts, which ESPN began asking questions about hours before Howell abruptly resigned late Thursday night.” ICYMI
Filed to ESPN: Ex-NFLPA boss Lloyd Howell Jr.’s strip club expenses face scrutiny With @kalynkahler espn.com/nfl/story/_/id…
Filed to ESPN: Ex-NFLPA boss Lloyd Howell Jr.’s strip club expenses face scrutiny With @kalynkahler espn.com/nfl/story/_/id…