The NFL Players’ Association has elected J.C. Tretter as its new president, the union announced on Tuesday. Last week, Tretter was one of four players nominated for the position. Now, he’ll spearhead the NFLPA during a critical stretch in the CBA talks. 
Last week, NFLPA’s presidential race came down to Russell Okung, Michael Thomas (of the Giants), Sam Acho, and Tretter. Okung has been lobbying for the job for months, but he backed out of the running this week and put his support behind Thomas.
Tretter, a center for the Browns, will take over for Eric Winston, who has served as the union prez since 2014. There will be little time for on-the-job training: The NFLPA has until Saturday to vote on the proposed CBA and travel hazards associated with the coronavirus scare may complicate things further. Meanwhile, we’re also just days away from the official start of NFL free agency.
If more than 50% of players vote against the CBA, the 2020 season will be played under the current CBA, which was established in 2011. That CBA expires in March 2021. If the proposed CBA is not ratified, we’ll be looking at increased odds of a strike or lockout next year.
In the last round of voting, Thomas and Okung both voted against the CBA, Acho voted in favor of it, and, in the immediate aftermath, no one knew Tretter’s take. But, on Tuesday, PFT’s Mike Florio (via Twitter) reported that Tretter voted in favor of the CBA. With that in mind, Tretter’s election may bode well for a deal between now and Saturday.
Cool. I hope he likes tapioca pudding.
It would be really great to avoid a work stoppage. Maybe this will help.
Drop 17 games and sign a deal. I loathe the idea of an extra odd week and a longer season and so do most of the players.
if they drop the extra game then they gotta rework the entire cba cuz the nfl only added stuff inorder to get the 17th game so removing it may make a deal take even longer
Yeah because the fact that you don’t like it means most of the players don’t also? What a childish pathetic comment. You have no idea what the players want and attempting to give your opinion the weight of the players is laughable at best.
@Dodgethis, do you need a hug?
Why take the time to explain it isn’t the receiver Michael Thomas without also fixing the link?
A new NFLPA president on Tuesday, a new contract deadline on Saturday? What is wrong with this picture?
Not to mention that the union membership has no idea where their new president stands on the CBA proposals…lol.