Andrew

Ultimately, as fucked up as it is, that's an easy choice if you're a player.

These are my two options.

I'm going to take the guy who at least has played football.

So you had J.C.

Tretter, who's now back as the executive director, eight months after he said he had no interest in being any type of union leadership.

And, like, somehow this whole process has been, like, stage-managed.

He's, like, back again.

Right.

But to me, this linchpin right here is actually the most fascinating part of what's happened.

And this is where, like, if you listen to this podcast, it probably won't sound like a conspiracy.

If you're not thinking about labor relations in America, it might sound like a conspiracy to you.

But...

J.C.

Tretter, when he was the president, his right-hand man, I think it was the vice president, was Jalen Reeves-Maben, or was very important.

He was a special teams linebacker for the Lions for a long time.

He became the union president after J.C.

Tretter left and became the chief strategy officer.

So he basically followed in J.C.

Tretter's footsteps as the union president.

So, you know, while all this shady stuff is going on, Jalen Reeves-Maben is an underrated part as, you know, the new union president because Lloyd was executive director.