There are still several things that need to be ironed out in order for the upcoming NFL season to begin. Cleveland Browns center JC Tretter also serves as the president of the National Football League Players Association (NFLPA). He believes that the league and the union should both be on the same wavelength in order to play the 2020 season.
Speaking to reporters via conference call Friday, Tretter said the NFL must adjust itself to play amid the coronavirus pandemic:
“So the idea that this is going to go away with the snap of a finger and you don't have to change, that's not going to fly,” he added. “Everything needs to be revamped and refitted to fit coronavirus. We can't refit coronavirus around football.”
The Athletic's Kevin Fishbain provided more details on Twitter with regards to the NFL's plan for the upcoming season :
Here’s how the NFL plans to conduct contact tracing pic.twitter.com/MC8nVF9xmH
— Kevin Fishbain (@kfishbain) July 17, 2020
As head of the players union, Tretter has been in constant communication with NFL executives. With this, he has been critical of the NFL's approach to the coronavirus pandemic situation all throughout the offseason.
On July 7, he wrote an article for the NFLPA website stating that the league “is unwilling to prioritize player safety and believes that the virus will bend to football.”
Tretter's comments come as the union continues to negotiate with the league about health and safety protocols before teams report to training camps.
All 32 teams are still scheduled to begin training camp with rookies and veterans by July 28. The kickoff game is still slated to begin on September 10 which will feature the defending Kansas City Chiefs host the visiting Houston Texans.
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