NFL Players Association president and Cleveland Browns center JC Tretter says the offseason training changes the league was forced to make due to COVID-19 have made the game better, and he wants to get rid of them for good.
In an essay published Thursday on the NFLPA website titled “How 2020 Will Shape Future NFL Seasons,” Tretter called for the permanent elimination of offseason practices, minicamps and offseason team activities. The NFL’s offseason program was canceled in 2020 due to the pandemic, and Tretter doesn’t want it to come back.
"There is no reason for us to ever return to the previous offseason program,” Tretter wrote.