HOUSTON – Texans veteran quarterback Case Keenum was voted onto the NFL Players Association executive committee during the players union’s annual meeting in Arizona.
The former University of Houston standout, who has also played for the Cleveland Browns, Minnesota Vikings, Buffalo Bills and Denver Broncos, was named to a two-year term.
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The NFLPA Board of Player Representatives elected Detroit Lions linebackernJalen Reeves-Maybin as the new president of the NFL Players Association on Friday.
“I am honored by the trust that the Board has shown in me and I will work hard to be a voice and advocate for all players,” said Reeves-Maybin, a seven-year NFL veteran. “It will be my mission to continue to serve and unify our membership and I look forward to inspiring more players to use their voice in advocating for the union and our game.”
Reeves-Maybin replaces JC Tretter, who served two consecutive terms before cycling off the NFLPA’s leadership because he was not on an NFL roster this past season.
“Serving the players has been the honor of my lifetime and I want to thank our Executive Committee and Board of Player Representatives for entrusting me with this heavy responsibility over the last four years,” Tretter said. “Congratulations to Jalen on his election - I am confident that he will continue the awesome legacy of player leadership to fulfill the union’s mission of serving players past, present and future.”
Reeves-Maybin is a former Texans player.
“I want to congratulate Jalen on his election as the NFLPA’s new president,” NFLPA Executive Director Lloyd Howell said. “Jalen will bring tremendous leadership to our union, a commitment to serving our players and our player-driven agenda. I look forward to working closely with him in the coming years. I also want to take the opportunity to thank JC Tretter for his dedication and all his accomplishments as president the last four years.”
Oren Burks, Cam Heyward, Thomas Hennessy (treasurer) were voted onto the executive committee along with Keenum.
They join members Calais Campbell, Austin Ekeler, Ryan Kelly, Brandon McManus, Thomas Morstead and Michael Thomas (Cincinnati Bengals, Alief Aldine) who were all re-elected on Friday for two-year terms.
NFLPA EXECUTIVE COMMITTEE
Jalen Reeves-Maybin, President
Thomas Hennessy, Treasurer
Oren Burks, Vice President
Calais Campbell, Vice President
Austin Ekeler, Vice President
Cameron Heyward, Vice President
Case Keenum, Vice President
Ryan Kelly, Vice President
Brandon McManus, Vice President
Thomas Morstead, Vice President
Michael Thomas, Vice President
Aaron Wilson is a Texans and NFL reporter for KPRC 2 and click2houston.com
