NFLPA Leadership
The Board elects the NFLPA executive officers from among its ranks. The executive officers include the President and ten (10) Vice Presidents. The Executive Director is the principal administrative officer. The officers and the Executive Director are members of the Executive Committee. The Executive Committee manages and transacts the business and affairs of the NFLPA between meetings of the Board of Player Representatives. Executive officers are elected for a two-year term in even-numbered years at the annual meeting of the Board of Player Representatives. They must have been members in good standing for one-year to be eligible to serve.
Board of Player Representatives
Executive Committee
Jalen Reeves-Maybin | President
The University of Tennessee linebacker was selected by the Detroit Lions in the 2017 NFL Draft. He spent his first five seasons with the franchise, spent a year with the Houston Texans, and returned to Detroit in 2023.
Reeves-Maybin became a player leader in 2021, when he was elected as Detroit’s first alternate, before running and being voted on to the NFLPA Executive Committee in 2022. In 2024, he was elected as the new President of the NFLPA.
Oren Burks | Vice President
Calais Campbell | Vice President
Since entering the NFL in 2008, the University of Miami graduate has been a defensive end for the Arizona Cardinals, Jacksonville Jaguars, Baltimore Ravens and Atlanta Falcons. As someone who understands the importance of knowing and exercising your rights as a player, Campbell has been immensely involved in NFLPA and a leader in the locker room. The five-time Pro Bowler has served as a player rep since 2018, was elected to the Executive Committee in 2020 and re-elected in 2022.
Off the field, Campbell has changed many lives for the good by giving back to his hometown and team cities. Alongside his mother and seven siblings, he started the CRC foundation in honor of his late father, Charles Richard Campbell, to enhance the local community through teaching critical skills to young people. He’s made multiple donations to several charitable initiatives during his time in the league, including $1.6 million to establish a scholarship fund for defensive lineman at his alma mater and his 2019 Season of Giving campaign, during which he raised nearly $75,000 through donations based on his on-field performance and donated $5,000 each to for Denver charities. For the latter initiative, he was named an NFLPA Community MVP and the NFL’s 2019 Walter Payton Man of the Year Award.
Austin Ekeler | Vice President
The Los Angeles Chargers running back, who was signed as an undrafted free agent in 2017, has been involved in the NFLPA since 2018. After serving as a first alternate, he was elected as the Chargers player rep in 2021 before being voted onto the Executive Committee in March 2022.
Off the field, Ekeler launched his own charity, the Austin Ekeler Foundation, which helps create opportunities for people to fulfill their passion and guide them through life. His organization has helped renovate a high school gym into a state-of-the-art fitness center, give back to the Los Angeles Downtown Women’s Center and provide five schools in Los Angeles with washers, dryers and detergent so that students can have clean clothes.
Thomas Hennessy | Treasurer
Cameron Heyward | Vice President
Case Keenum | Vice President
Ryan Kelly | Vice President
Selected during the first round of the 2016 NFL draft by the Indianapolis Colts, the former Alabama Center made an immediate impact and has been named to three Pro Bowls.
Kelly has served as the Colts’ player representative since 2020. He was voted onto the NFLPA Executive Committee at the annual Board of Player Representatives meeting in 2022.
Brandon McManus | Vice President
After signing with Indianapolis as an undrafted free agent out of Temple, McManus has been a kicker for the Denver Broncos and Jacksonville Jaguars since 2014. His play helped the Broncos win Super Bowl 50.
In 2017, McManus became the player representative for the Broncos and has been a dependable player leader for his locker room. In 2022, McManus was elected to the Executive Committee.
The veteran kicker has made his mark in the Denver community through the Project McManus foundation, which he launched in 2019. He has twice been named a NFLPA Community MVP in 2020 and 2021 for helping restaurants and single-parent households during the pandemic and hosting a holiday giving initiative, respectively
Thomas Morstead | Vice President
The punter and kickoff specialist from SMU was selected in 2009 NFL draft by the New Orleans Saints and went on to win a Super Bowl in his first pro season. Morstead was selected to the Pro Bowl in 2012 and previously served as the team’s elected player union representative.
In 2018, he was voted onto the NFLPA Executive Committee and re-elected in 2020 and 2022 to once again serve as a steadfast leader for the full player membership.
Off the field, Morstead formed his charity – What You Give Will Grow, a Thomas Morstead Foundation – to improve the lives of those in need through the support of local causes and organizations, focusing primarily on pediatric cancer. After the 2018 NFC Divisional game versus the Minnesota Vikings, when Morstead returned to the field in the final seconds following what appeared to be a walk-off Saints loss, Vikings fans donated more the $140,000 to his foundation. Morstead, in turn, decided to donate all the contributions to the Children's Hospital in Minnesota.
Michael Thomas | Vice President
The Stanford graduate is one of the NFLPA’s most active players both on and off the field. After playing one season with San Francisco as an undrafted free agent in 2012, Thomas spent the next five seasons as a free safety and special teams standout for the Miami Dolphins. In March 2018, Thomas signed a contract with the New York Giants and was named to his first Pro Bowl that same season. In 2021, he signed on with the Cincinnati Bengals, where he helped take them to their first Super Bowl appearance since 1989.
Thomas became a player rep for the Dolphins in 2016 before going on to be the rep for the Giants as well as a team captain. He was voted onto the Executive Committee in 2018 and re-elected in 2020 and 2022.
The defender’s community involvement in Miami, California and his hometown of Houston include: creating the Big Plays for Big Brothers Big Sisters of Miami program; being named NFLPA Community MVP during both the 2015 and 2016 seasons for his youth mentorship initiatives; hosting “Camp Mike T” to expose kids to unique opportunities through computer science and college prep programs; participating in a ride-along with the Broward County Sheriff’s Office; partnering with Food for the Hungry and traveling to Haiti in March 2017 to help raise funds to reduce poverty in the country; and launching Aldine Sports Association, a youth sports organization that focuses on community, education and athletics.
Thomas was also a part of the NFLPA’s 2018 and 2019 Externship classes, during which he worked closely with Rep. Sheila Jackson Lee (Texas) to learn more about the political process on Capitol Hill.
Board of Player Representatives
Player Representatives are selected by their teammates in the fall of every even-numbered year.
Team Name | Player Representative | Co-Alternate 1 | Co-Alternate 2 | Co-Alternate 3 |
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Arizona Cardinals | Dennis Gardeck | Antonio Hamilton | Rondale Moore | Zaven Collins |
Atlanta Falcons | Chris Lindstrom | Brad Pinion | Parker Hesse | Matt Hennessy |
Baltimore Ravens | Ronnie Stanley | Roquan Smith | Marlon Humphrey | Lamar Jackson |
Buffalo Bills | Von Miller | Gabriel Davis | Tyler Matakevich | Reid Ferguson |
Carolina Panthers | Austin Corbett | Johnny Hekker | Derrick Brown | Ian Thomas |
Chicago Bears | Khari Blasingame | Lucas Patrick | Patrick Scales | TJ Edwards |
Cincinnati Bengals | Ted Karras | Sam Hubbard | D.J. Reader | Markus Bailey |
Cleveland Browns | Charley Hughlett | Joel Bitonio | Anthony Walker Jr. | Rodney McLeod |
Dallas Cowboys | Neville Gallimore | Leighton Vander Esch | Dak Prescott | Demarcus Lawrence |
Denver Broncos | Justin Simmons | Russell Wilson | Michael Burton | Chris Manhertz |
Detroit Lions | Jason Cabinda | Jalen Reeves-Maybin | Joshua Paschal | Amon-Ra St. Brown |
Green Bay Packers | Aaron Jones | Elgton Jenkins | Jordan Love | Jon Runyan Jr. |
Houston Texans | Jalen Pitre | Dameon Pierce | Case Keenum | Dalton Schultz |
Indianapolis Colts | Zaire Franklin | Kenny Moore II | Julian Blackmon | Isaiah McKenzie |
Jacksonville Jaguars | Josh Allen | Folorunso Fatukasi | Dawuane Smoot | Zay Jones |
Kansas City Chiefs | Nick Allegretti | Patrick Mahomes | Harrison Butker | Drue Tranquill |
Las Vegas Raiders | Jakob Johnson | Greg Van Roten | Jesper Horsted | Brandon Bolden |
Los Angeles Chargers | Josh Harris | Sebastian Joseph-Day | Amen Ogbongbemiga | Chris Rumph II |
Los Angeles Rams | Ben Skowronek | Coleman Shelton | Jordan Fuller | Brian Allen |
Miami Dolphins | Christian Wilkins | Alec Ingold | Blake Ferguson | Bradley Chubb |
Minnesota Vikings | Harrison Phillips | Garrett Bradbury | Andrew Depaola | Greg Joseph |
New England Patriots | Joe Cardona | Deatrich Wise Jr. | Cody Davis | Matt Judon |
New Orleans Saints | Cam Jordan | Adam Prentice | Andrew Dowell | Zack Baun |
New York Giants | Graham Gano | Tyrod Taylor | Matthew Peart | Xavier McKinney |
New York Jets | Thomas Hennessy | Solomon Thomas | Laken Tomlinson | C.J. Mosley |
Philadelphia Eagles | Brandon Graham | Jordan Mailata | James Bradberry | Britain Covey |
Pittsburgh Steelers | Cameron Heyward | Alex Highsmith | Larry Ogunjobi | Patrick Peterson |
San Francisco 49ers | Oren Burks | Kerry Hyder | Ross Dwelley | Demetrius Flannigan-Fowles |
Seattle Seahawks | Will Dissly | Julian Love | Drew Lock | Chris Stoll |
Tampa Bay Buccaneers | Antoine Winfield Jr. | Cade Otton | Jamel Dean | K.J. Britt |
Tennessee Titans | Nick Westbrook-Ikhine | Azeez Al-Shaair | Daniel Brunskill | Amani Hooker |
Washington Commanders | Charles Leno | Tress Way | Logan Thomas | Jonathan Allen |
Updated November 2023
Players: check here to find your team's NFLPA Player Director.
Executive Director
Lloyd Howell, Jr.
Lloyd Howell was elected as the fourth executive director of the NFL Players Association in June 2023. Prior to this, Howell spent more than 34 years at Booz Allen Hamilton, Inc., where he held a variety of leadership roles, most recently as its Chief Financial Officer and Treasurer. Additionally, he led the company’s Civil and Commercial Group.
Howell serves on the boards of Moody’s Corporation and General Electric Healthcare and is a Trustee at the University of Pennsylvania. He has a bachelor’s degree in electrical engineering from the University of Pennsylvania and an M.B.A. from Harvard Business School.