NFLPA elects former OL Tretter as next director
Kalyn Kahler
created: March 18, 2026, 3:18 a.m. | updated: March 18, 2026, 10:54 a.m.
Open Extended ReactionsPlayer representatives for the NFL Players Association have elected former union chief strategy officer and retired Cleveland Browns offensive lineman JC Tretter as their next executive director, the union announced Tuesday.
Tretter was the union's player president from 2020 to 2024 and its chief strategy officer from October 2024 until July 2025 when he also resigned following ESPN's reports.
Supporters among the players for Tretter have noted his player-first mentality in his role as player president and chief strategy officer.
Tretter has made some costly errors as the NFLPA president, though.
Player president Jalen Reeves-Maybin, who was elected to the role in 2024 after Tretter vacated the position, was reelected Monday night.
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