NFL Players Association fires attorney who sued union over retaliation, sex discrimination

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NFL Gamers Affiliation fires lawyer who sued union over retaliation, intercourse discrimination

By Amanda Robert

January 26, 2026, 8:55 am CST

The NFL Gamers Affiliation has fired an affiliate normal counsel who sued the union’s leaders for alleged retaliation after she agreed to take part in a federal probe into their monetary actions.

Heather McPhee stated in a courtroom doc filed within the U.S. District Court docket in Washington that the NFL Gamers Affiliation fired her on Dec. 30, the Athletic stories. Lower than two weeks earlier, she had filed a lawsuit towards the union, former government director Lloyd Howell Jr. and senior executives Tom DePaso and Matthew Curtin for conspiring to forestall her from serving as a witness for the U.S. Division of Justice in its investigation into potential misconduct by skilled sports activities union leaders.

A spokesperson for the NFL Gamers Affiliation informed the Athletic the union couldn’t touch upon the firing of McPhee, who has been in her position since 2009.

McPhee, who agreed to take part within the federal investigation in Could, started elevating inside issues to NFL Gamers Affiliation leaders in November 2024 over an incentive plan involving the union and a licensing enterprise co-owned by a number of sports activities unions that may have paid thousands and thousands of {dollars} to senior union leaders, the Athletic stories.

In her lawsuit, McPhee alleged NFL Gamers Affiliation officers pressured her to take paid administrative go away in August due to “office conduct,” the Athletic stories. DePaso as soon as criticized her for “making bother” and being “too intense and emotional,” McPhee additionally alleged.

Along with retaliation, McPhee accused union leaders of intercourse discrimination and breach of fiduciary responsibility, the Athletic stories. She is looking for $10 million in damages.

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