Overview
- Player representatives voted in San Diego to choose Tretter over interim director David White and Tim Pernetti after vetting more than 300 candidates.
- Tretter, 35, is a former Packers and Browns center who served as NFLPA president from 2020 to 2024 and is expected to begin the role on April 1.
- Roger Goodell congratulated Tretter and highlighted shared priorities including advancing player health and safety and the league’s international growth.
- The union now gears up for CBA talks as owners push for an 18‑game regular season, a proposal players have resisted and the NFLPA has labeled non‑negotiable.
- The transition follows Lloyd Howell’s scandal-driven resignation and recent arbitration setbacks for the union, including rulings on team report cards and on Tretter’s prior public comments.