NFLPA chief officer J.C. Tretter resigns amid union overhaul - ESPN

NFLPA chief strategy officer J.C. Tretter has resigned from his position and withdrawn himself from consideration for the NFLPA's interim executive director position.

«Over the last couple days, it has gotten very, very hard for my family. And that's something I can't deal with,» Tretter told CBS Sports. «So, the short bullet points are: I have no interest in being [executive director]. I have no interest in being considered; I've let the executive committee know that. I'm also going to leave the NFLPA in the coming days because I don't have anything left to give the organization.»

Tretter, 34, had been in the role since October of 2024. He was the player president from 2020 to 2024, and reportedly was a candidate to serve as the interim executive director following Lloyd Howell's resignation Thursday night.

Several former NFL players reacted to Tretter's candidacy with public criticism on social media.

«We've gotta be the dumbest Union in all of sports,» former linebacker Will Compton posted on X. «Ya — let's vote for the guy who was in charge of hiring Lloyd Howell. Lets vote for the guy who swept a lot of s--- under the rug when NFL owners were colluding to not give out guaranteed contracts. The NFLPA is constantly outmatched and it's truly our own doing»

«They would be wise to remove Tretter as well,» posted former player and NFLPA executive committee member Ben Watson.

Tretter was the NFLPA's player president in 2023 when Howell was elected as the union's executive director. He presided over a vote that changed the NFLPA's constitution to make the search and election process more confidential. Tretter led the 16-month long search process that resulted in Howell, whose leadership had come under question in recent