JC Tretter is the current NFLPA president and has advocated for better safety for players and his current free agency is something that has caught the eye of his former teammate.
All-Pro offensive lineman Joel Bitonio suggested he thought former teammate J.C. Tretter may be blackballed from the NFL over his concerns about field conditions and overall player safety.and spent the last five seasons with the Browns, but since the 2021 season ended, he has yet to land with a team. Tretter recently ripped the field conditions at Solider Field, the home of the Chicago Bears, in a tweet.
Cleveland Browns offensive guard Joel Bitonio, #75, blocks in the third quarter an NFL football game against the Pittsburgh Steelers in Cleveland, Jan. 3, 2021."But, again, I don’t know what’s going on behind closed doors. I don’t know what his conversations have been with teams and stuff, but just from an outside perspective usually players that are close to the top of their game get picked up. Teams want to win in this league. So it’s an interesting topic, for sure.
Cleveland Browns guard Joel Bitonio, #75, and Cleveland Browns center JC Tretter, #64, during a game between the Atlanta Falcons and Cleveland Browns on November 11, 2018, at FirstEnergy Stadium in Cleveland.