JC Tretter

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JC Tretter
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Tretter with Browns in 2021
No. 73, 64
Position:Center
Personal information
Born: (1991-02-12) February 12, 1991 (age 33)
Batavia, New York, U.S.
Height:6 ft 4 in (1.93 m)
Weight:307 lb (139 kg)
Career information
High school:Akron Central
(Akron, New York)
College:Cornell (2009–2012)
NFL draft:2013 / Round: 4 / Pick: 122
Career history
Career highlights and awards
  • First-team All-Ivy (2012)
  • Third-team
    All-American
    (2012)
Career NFL statistics
Games played:111
Games started:90
Player stats at NFL.com · PFR

Joseph Carl "JC" Tretter Jr. (born February 12, 1991) is a former

2013 NFL Draft. He also served as President of the NFL Players Association
.

Early years

Tretter was born in Batavia, New York, the son of Joseph and Cynthia Tretter. He attended Akron Central High School, where he was a standout athlete for the Akron Central Tigers football and basketball teams. He was a three-year starter on offense and defense for the Tigers in football, a team captain as a junior and senior, and was a second-team Class C all-state selection as a senior. In basketball, he was a four-year starter for the Tigers and a three-time first-team all-league selection, and graduated as the team's all-time leading scorer and rebounder.

College career

Tretter attended

FCS
) from Beyond Sports College Network and The Sports Network.

At Cornell, Tretter studied in the

School of Industrial Labor Relations
. His sister, Katie, and three of his uncles all attended Cornell. His uncle, David Tretter, played football for Cornell during the mid-1970s.

Professional career

External videos
video icon J.C. Tretter's NFL Combine workout
Pre-draft measurables
Height Weight Arm length Hand span 40-yard dash 10-yard split 20-yard split
20-yard shuttle
 Three-cone drill Vertical jump Broad jump Bench press
Wonderlic
6 ft 3+5⁄8 in
(1.92 m) 		307 lb
(139 kg) 		33+3⁄8 in
(0.85 m) 		10+1⁄8 in
(0.26 m)		 5.09 s 1.75 s 2.94 s 4.69 s 7.48 s 29.5 in
(0.75 m)		 9 ft 1 in
(2.77 m)		 29 reps 33[1]
All values from
NFL Combine[2][3]

Green Bay Packers

The

2013 NFL Draft.[4][5] He was the ninth offensive tackle selected and was the second offensive tackle drafted by the Green Bay Packers, behind fourth round pick David Bakhtiari (109th overall).[6]

On May 10, 2013, the Green Bay Packers signed Tretter to a four-year, $2.57 million contract that includes a signing bonus of $415,908.[7] Tretter was placed on reserve/physically unable to perform on August 27, 2013.[8] On December 10, 2013, he was activated from the physically unable to perform list.[9]

On September 3, 2014, Tretter was placed on injured reserve – designated for return.[10] He was activated from injured reserve – designated for return on November 3, 2014.[11]

In 2016, Tretter started seven games for the Packers before going down with a knee injury in Week 7. He was inactive for the rest of the games in the regular season before having surgery on January 17, 2017.[12] He was placed on injured reserve on January 21, 2017, a day before the NFC Championship matchup against the Atlanta Falcons.[13]

Cleveland Browns

Tretter playing for the Browns in 2018.

On March 9, 2017, the Cleveland Browns signed Tretter to a three-year, $16.75 million contract that includes $6.50 million guaranteed and a signing bonus of $4.50 million.[14] In his first season in Cleveland, he started all 16 games at center.

On November 7, 2019, Tretter signed a three-year, $32.5 million contract extension with the Browns, keeping him under contract through the 2022 season.[15] Tretter was released by the Browns on March 15, 2022.[16]

On August 25, 2022, Tretter announced his retirement from the NFL.[17]

NFLPA President

Having studied labor relations at

2020–2030 collective bargaining agreement,[21] which was ultimately agreed to five days after he became president of the NFLPA.[22]

Tretter was named co-chair of the NFLPA's COVID committee ahead of the 2020 NFL season. He represented players in negotiations that created new health and safety protocols,[23] resulting in an average league positivity rate of 0.076%[24] and enabling all 256 regular-season games being able to be played with no cancellations.[25]

In March 2022, Tretter was re-elected for a second term as NFLPA president.[26]

Personal life

Tretter married Anna Tretter in February 2020.[27]

References

  1. ^ "2013 Green Bay Packers draft picks". JSOnline.com. April 27, 2013. Archived from the original on June 16, 2018. Retrieved June 16, 2018.
  2. ^ "J.C. Tretter Draft and Combine Prospect Profile". NFL.com. Retrieved March 16, 2018.
  3. ^ "J.C. Tretter, Cornell, OG, 2013 NFL Draft Scout, NCAA College Football". draftscout.com. Retrieved December 22, 2021.
  4. ^ Packers take Cornell OT J.C. Tretter with second 4th round pick
  5. ^ "JC Tretter Draft Profile". NFL.com. Retrieved October 29, 2016.
  6. ^ "2013 NFL Draft Listing". Pro-Football-Reference.com. Retrieved May 14, 2023.
  7. ^ "Packers sign nine draft choices, nine undrafted free agents". Packers.com. May 10, 2013. Archived from the original on October 30, 2016. Retrieved October 29, 2016.
  8. ^ "Packers reduce active roster to 75". Packers.com. August 27, 2013. Retrieved October 29, 2016.
  9. ^ "Packers activate C/G JC Tretter". Packers.com. December 10, 2013. Retrieved October 29, 2016.
  10. ^ "Packers place JC Tretter on injured reserve - designated for return". Packers.com. September 3, 2014. Retrieved October 29, 2016.
  11. ^ "Packers activate JC Tretter, release Derek Sherrod". Packers.com. November 3, 2014. Archived from the original on October 28, 2016. Retrieved October 29, 2016.
  12. ^ Gantt, Darin (January 20, 2017). "Packers center J.C. Tretter has knee surgery". ProFootballTalk.NBCSports.com.
  13. ^ "Packers sign receiver to active roster". Packers.com. January 21, 2017.
  14. ^ "Browns agree to terms with OL JC Tretter". ClevelandBrowns.com. March 9, 2017. Archived from the original on March 10, 2017. Retrieved March 10, 2017.
  15. ^ Shook, Nick (November 7, 2019). "Browns OL JC Tretter signs 3-year, $32.5M extension". NFL.com.
  16. ^ Trotter, Jake (March 15, 2022). "Cleveland Browns release center JC Tretter, save $8.25 million against salary cap". ESPN.
  17. ^ "JC Tretter, former Cleveland Browns center, retires after 8 seasons in NFL but remains NFLPA president". ESPN.com. August 25, 2022.
  18. ^ Snyder, Aaron (February 28, 2021). "JC Tretter '13's path from ILR to the Cleveland Browns and NFLPA President". The Cornell Daily Sun. Retrieved November 8, 2021.
  19. ^ Belson, Ken (March 10, 2020). "Cleveland's JC Tretter Elected President of N.F.L. Union". The New York Times. Retrieved November 8, 2021.
  20. ^ Cabot, Mary Kay (March 10, 2020). "Browns' JC Tretter elected NFLPA president with CBA vote looming: 'This is what I'm passionate about'". Retrieved November 19, 2021.
  21. ^ Wolfe, Cameron (March 10, 2020). "Tretter aims to educate as new NFLPA president". ESPN. Retrieved November 18, 2021.
  22. ^ Alper, Josh (March 15, 2020). "NFLPA president JC Tretter: Players were split on CBA, our duty is to bring them together". NBC Sports. Retrieved November 19, 2021.
  23. ^ Ulrich, Nate (December 8, 2020). "How Browns center JC Tretter has handled his role as NFLPA's first 'COVID president'". Akron Beacon Journal. Retrieved November 8, 2021.
  24. ^ Seifert, Kevin (February 12, 2021). "How the NFL navigated COVID-19 this season: 959,860 tests, $100 million and zero cancellations". ESPN. Retrieved October 29, 2021.
  25. ^ Kilgore, Adam (January 3, 2021). "After 256 games and a few close calls, the NFL's pandemic regular season comes to an end". The Washington Post. Retrieved October 29, 2021.
  26. ^ Poisal, Anthony (March 11, 2022). "JC Tretter re-elected to second term as NFLPA President". ClevelandBrowns.com. Retrieved March 11, 2022.
  27. ^ "jc_tretter". Instagram. Archived from the original on December 24, 2021. Retrieved March 11, 2020.

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