NFL's decision to make Combine little more than TV show is bad idea, NFLPA president JC Tretter says

Fox News Flash top headlines are here. Check out what's clicking on Foxnews.com.

Cleveland Browns center and NFLPA President J.C. Tretter isn’t a fan of the NFL making the NFL Combine into a "reality show" and steering away from its original need.

Tretter told The New York Times that the league seems more interested in using the Combine as content for primetime TV to show on its network rather than in doing what’s best for the next generation of NFL players.

CLICK HERE FOR MORE SPORTS COVERAGE ON FOXNEWS.COM

FILE - In this Dec. 8, 2019, file photo, Cleveland Browns center and NFLPA president JC Tretter walks off the field after an NFL football game against the Cincinnati Bengals in Cleveland. (AP Photo/David Richard, File)

The 31-year-old center is the president of the players association — which draft prospects are not members because they are not yet players in the league — but said the NFLPA is not a fan of the way the league utilizes the prospective players for a TV audience.

"As it has shifted to being made a reality TV show, and been shifted away from its original need, it’s become less and less valuable," Tretter told The Times. "Making it a prime time television event, pushing it late at night, is another instance where it’s not to the players’ benefit that they have to go out there and perform, and their draft stock relies on good performance."

FILE - In this Jan. 10, 2021, file photo, Cleveland Browns center JC Tretter (64) snaps the ball during the first half of an NFL wild-card playoff football game against the Pittsburgh Steelers in Pittsburgh. (AP Photo/Don Wright, File)

As OutKick contributor Pro Football Doc reports, many players choose to skip the Combine in favor of Pro Days at their respective