A former NFL Players Association executive director is accused of charging the union for trips made to two strip clubs, including Magic City in Atlanta. Howell Jr. resigned on Thursday, citing that his leadership has become a “distraction” for NFLPA in recent weeks.

JC Tretter, the union’s chief strategy officer, is resigning from his position and removing himself from consideration to be the NFLPA’s interim executive director, he told CBS Sports on Sunday. The news comes in the wake of executive director Lloyd Howell Jr.’s resignation last Thursday.

NFLPA president Jalen Reeves-Maybin declared Tuesday that the union is committed to "serving the best interests of our membership" and promised an interim executive director would be voted on "in the near future.