President-elect Trump announced his nomination of former NFL star Scott Turner for Secretary of the Department of Housing and Urban Development on Friday.  “I am pleased to nominate Scott Turner, from the Great State of Texas,

Scott Turner, who played nine seasons in the NFL, has been nominated by President-elect Donald Trump for the position of secretary of housing and urban development.

Scott Turner, President-elect Donald Trump choice to lead the Department of Housing and Urban Development, is a former NFL player who ran the White House Opportunity and Revitalization Council during Trump’s first term. Turner, 52, is the first Black person selected to be a member of the Republican's Cabinet.