16 Facts About JC Tretter

JC Tretter played college football at Cornell and was selected by the Green Bay Packers in the fourth round of the 2013 NFL draft.

JC Tretter was born in Batavia, New York, the son of Joseph and Cynthia JC Tretter.

JC Tretter attended Akron Central High School, where he was a standout athlete for the Akron Central Tigers football and basketball teams.

JC Tretter 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.

JC Tretter attended Cornell University, where he played for the Cornell Big Red football team from 2009 to 2012.

JC Tretter was credited with the significantly improved pass protection given to Cornell's quarterback in 2011 and 2012.

JC Tretter received third-team All-American honors from Beyond Sports College Network and The Sports Network.

At Cornell, JC Tretter studied in the School of Industrial Labor Relations.

JC Tretter was the ninth offensive tackle selected and was the second offensive tackle drafted by the Green Bay Packers, behind fourth round pick David Bakhtiari.

In 2016, JC Tretter started seven games for the Packers before going down with a knee injury in Week 7.

JC Tretter was inactive for the rest of the games in the regular season before having surgery on January 17,2017.

JC Tretter was placed on injured reserve on January 21,2017, a day before the NFC Championship matchup against the Atlanta Falcons.

On November 7,2019, JC Tretter signed a three-year, $32.5 million contract extension with the Browns, keeping him under contract through the 2022 season.

JC Tretter was released by the Browns on March 15,2022.

JC Tretter was named co-chair of the NFLPA's COVID committee ahead of the 2020 NFL season.

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