Los Angeles Chargers offensive tackle Russell Okung has left the Players Coalition after it helped to secure an $89 million pledge from the NFL to fund various social causes.
Per Dan Woike of the Los Angeles Times, Okung explained his decision to walk away from the group stems from his belief the players' original movement has "been made into a farce":
"I think, in order to understand what we'd do differently, you have to understand the full political and economic power of the league. When they engage us in ways we can kind of bring about change, that was my thinking — that we should be able to operate on full capacity on multiple levels.