During the NFL Players Association’s search for the new Executive Director, one of the more controversial figures was Director of Human Resources Mary Moran.
Moran’s father, Jim, is a member of the U.S. House of Representatives. Published reports from earlier in the year suggested that Jim Moran was attempting to scuttle the candidacy of finalist Troy Vincent by suggesting that Vincent had spoken to members of Congress regarding the selection process.
Jim Moran later denied that he was trying to harm Vincent’s chances of getting the job. But subsequent reports indicated that Jim Moran might have been trying to preserve his daughter’s employment, fueling speculation that she didn’t want Vincent to get the job, because Vincent might have cleaned house -- especially since he had a falling out last year with former NFLPA Executive Director Gene Upshaw.
Eventually, another member of Congress publicly called out Jim Moran for trying to keep Vincent from getting the job.
In the end, Vincent didn’t get the job. But neither did Trace Armstrong, the man who was believed to be the preferred candidate of the folks who had been running the NFLPA on an interim basis after Upshaw’s death in August 2008.
And while Mary Moran is still listed on the NFLPA web site as the Director of Human Resources, we’ve learned that she recently has filed a lawsuit against the union.
We’re trying to get our hands on the complaint. For now, all we know is that the suit has been filed.
So stay tuned.
