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“#NFLPA president JC Tretter on COVID-19 protocols, 2020 Browns<\/strong>”<\/p>\n

\n With NFL training camps under way as the league prepares to play amid the coronavirus pandemic, Cleveland Browns center and NFLPA president JC Tretter, takes a timeout for some Q&A with The Post\u2019s Steve Serby.<\/em><\/p>\n

Q: What is your level of optimism that we will have a 16-game<\/a> season?<\/strong><\/p>\n

A: I think we\u2019re in a good spot right now. I think we\u2019ve built very strong protocols, with testing the way we want it. I think guys understand that football has to look different this year, the facility\u2019s different than what it usually is. First making sure that the sense of urgency in doing everything, not getting relaxed on the protocols, will be a big part. And then I think we\u2019ll have to continue to evolve these protocols as the season goes on and as we gain new information as the CDC guidelines change, our protocols too will have to change. We\u2019ll have to continue to be proactive during the year.<\/p>\n

Q: How big of a concern is a second wave of infection when the weather begins to cool?<\/strong><\/p>\n

A: That\u2019s one thing that I\u2019ve started to look at is the need for daily testing. We\u2019re starting out with daily testing right now the first two weeks of training camp, then we\u2019re supposed to transition to an every other day kinda thing. It\u2019s become clear watching other sports leagues as well is just the need to know who\u2019s sick and who\u2019s not sick, and whenever there\u2019s somebody who gets into the building who\u2019s shedding virus, what we\u2019ve been told is it just spreads like wildfire. There\u2019s really no stopping it. The main focus should be making sure we keep sick individuals out of the facility, out of mixing with the rest of the population of players. So I think it\u2019d be important for when we get to those regular flu months as well, until we know who has COVID-19 and who doesn\u2019t, so we don\u2019t hit a mass outbreak within a building.<\/p>\n

Q: Doesn\u2019t it makes sense then to extend the daily testing to the rest of the season?<\/strong><\/p>\n

A: I agree with you. I think that\u2019s what guys want. I think guys don\u2019t mind the testing, I think guys like the peace of mind of knowing whether they\u2019re sick, whether they\u2019re not, whether their teammates are sick, whether their teammates are not. And also, being comfortable going home to their families. Knowing that they were tested that morning and getting the results every day. There are too many good reasons why they should continue daily testing throughout the season.<\/p>\n

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JC Tretter<\/span>Diamond Images\/Getty Images<\/span><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

Q: What message would you give your teammates?<\/strong><\/p>\n

A: There\u2019s a personal responsibility to it. This is beyond what we usually see. This isn\u2019t a players\u2019 issue, this is everybody in the building. I\u2019d say the same thing to the coaches, to the staff, to the executives \u2013 \u2013 the decisions you make, especially away from the building, away from the bubble we\u2019ve built, will have direct impact on the other people that you work with, and their families. Everybody in the building needs to make the right decision, and then you\u2019re gonna really always keep the virus top of mind. There\u2019s a new normal how you have to do things this season, and you can\u2019t fall back into old habits or what you\u2019ve always done, or it\u2019s gonna cause a big issue for everybody involved.<\/p>\n

Q: Is it realistic to expect 100 percent adherence?<\/strong><\/p>\n

A: Well I think that\u2019s why there\u2019s links in the chain. . . It\u2019s all part of making sure we have as many barriers to an outbreak as possible, I think guys don\u2019t want to get sick for the reasons I just described, I think they care a lot about their teammates, they care a lot about their families, their teammates\u2019 families, and then understanding that making bad decisions impacts those people, not just yourself. I think guys understand that, and it will be about continuing to reinforce that throughout the season.<\/p>\n

Q: What have you learned from watching Major League Baseball?<\/strong><\/p>\n

A: Not relaxing, and not forgetting the world we\u2019re living in right now, and making sure we\u2019re doing the right things at all times. And then I think the other issue was they have a significant lag time in testing. When you\u2019re not always knowing who is sick and who is not and you\u2019re allowing sick people to get in the building, that\u2019s how outbreaks happ<\/a>en. Especially watching what\u2019s going on with Major League Baseball, that\u2019s one of the main reasons why we need to continue daily testing. It gives us the best chance to have a full season. That\u2019s what we all want, that\u2019s what the players want, they want to have a full season, they want to be able to crown a Super Bowl champion in February. And we should be making every decision that gives us the best chance to do that.<\/p>\n

Q: Was the bubble concept discussed?<\/strong><\/p>\n

A: I\u2019m not sure how practical it would be. I think the amount of people that it takes to put on a football game is staggering. And I think putting 32 full teams with their staffs and all the auxiliary personnel that you need to do that in one area, practicality, it\u2019s just not there. When you\u2019re looking at a six, seven, eight-month season depending on how far you go in the playoffs, I\u2019m not sure there\u2019d be a lot of guys who would want to spend that amount of time away from their wives, from their young kids and from their family.<\/p>\n

Q: What about travel<\/a>ing to COVID-19 hotspots?<\/strong><\/p>\n

A: We didn\u2019t want there to be joint practices this year, we didn\u2019t want there to be preseason games this year, we didn\u2019t want teams going to training camp in a different location, and then coming back to their original location halfway through training camp. You want to save your bubble environment. One of the main differences between us and baseball is baseball has been on the road for most of the year. They\u2019re going from city to city, and it\u2019s a tough balancing act. We\u2019ll have our traveling protocol, we have rules in place on what can go on in the team hotel, where you\u2019re allowed to go and where you\u2019re not allowed to go. Those protocols will always evolve, but I think we have a pretty good grasp on how it\u2019s gonna work right now.<\/p>\n

Q: Is there any hope that at some point there will be fans in stadiums?<\/strong><\/p>\n

A: That decision\u2019s kind of out of our hands. A lot of these decisions are being made by the government on whether they\u2019re allowing crowds. That\u2019s what we\u2019re waiting on, and then making the best decision for public health. I think we go as the nation goes, and right now we\u2019re struggling to get this under control. Each local government\u2019s taking their own stance on how to move forward so the teams are kind of at the will of those decisions.<\/p>\n

Q: Your wife (Anna) is expecting. How difficult of a decision was it for you whether to opt out or not?<\/strong><\/p>\n

A: I spoke to medical professionals and experts and talked through the risks and right now I\u2019m staying in the team hotel away from my wife just to make sure as we get started that we have a firm grasp on how things are at work and to make sure that there\u2019s no one sick in the building, so I wanted to just be as cautious as possible. It\u2019s always a tough decision. Our goal as a union was to give players choices and let them go back with the information we could give them and make an educated decision for themselves and their family. Guys love playing football, it\u2019s tough to not play, to make that decision, and it\u2019s also tough to accept the added risks of playing this year.<\/p>\n

Q: Was it tougher for you because you\u2019re in the trenches, in a very enclosed space?<\/strong><\/p>\n

A: There\u2019s gonna be that risk when you can\u2019t social<\/a> distance anymore. And then obviously, the guys in the trenches are gonna be a foot away from each other for the entire game for the most part. But again, it\u2019s all about mitigation of risk, and doing everything you can to make as many positive decisions, understanding that there\u2019s gonna be some times that you can\u2019t mitigate risk on the field.<\/p>\n

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JC Tretter<\/span>Getty Images<\/span><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

Q: Some players might decide to wear face shields?<\/strong><\/p>\n

A: That will be available to all guys, it won\u2019t be mandatory but it\u2019ll be optional. We want to make sure guys have the opportunity to try that on before they\u2019d have to play with it. I think everyone should give it a try. I think it will potentially help with the COVID issues.<\/p>\n

Q: Did you have to reassure Odell Beckham Jr. after he told the Wall Street Journal that it didn\u2019t make sense playing the season?<\/strong><\/p>\n

A: No, that story ran a couple of weeks after when the interview took place, and I\u2019ve been in pretty constant contact with Odell throughout the entire offseason. We were holding twice-a-week all-player calls to the NFL, so Odell was on most of those. I think he was voicing the same concerns that all the players were voicing throughout this offseason, just wanting the safest possible environment to go back to work. Guys wanted to play, guys want to play, and they just want to be safe as well.<\/p>\n

Q: What has it been like being union president during a pandemic?<\/strong><\/p>\n

A: I\u2019ve learned more about epidemiology and viruses than I ever thought I would, but in the end, the months of prep and then the months of negotiations, we ended up with a really good deal for the players.<\/p>\n

Q: Why did you welcome such a big responsibility?<\/strong><\/p>\n

A: It\u2019s something I\u2019ve always been really passionate about. I went to school for it, I went to Cornell and got a bachelor\u2019s in industrial labor relations. So it was something I was interested in doing before football became an option for me.<\/p>\n

Q: What do you like best about this Browns team?<\/strong><\/p>\n

A: I really enjoy what (GM) Andrew Berry and (HC) Kevin Stefanski have brought to the table this year. We\u2019ve got a bunch of talent, a bunch of pieces, and we\u2019ve got great leadership by those two guys.<\/p>\n

Q: Your thoughts on Baker Mayfield?<\/strong><\/p>\n

A: You could tell he worked his tail off. It\u2019s impressive how he transformed his body, and I\u2019ve always enjoyed his attitude and personality. And I think guys want to follow him.<\/p>\n

Q: And Odell?<\/strong><\/p>\n

A: There\u2019s a perception of him outside the locker room, and it\u2019s much different than the perception inside the locker room, He\u2019s a guy that\u2019s always looking out for his teammates and it\u2019s been great to get to know him over the last year.<\/p>\n

Q: Jedrick Wills?<\/strong><\/p>\n

A: He\u2019s got all the tools, and I\u2019m excited to get on the field with him and work with him.<\/p>\n

Q: Your on-field mentality.<\/strong><\/p>\n

A: Being a center is an interesting position in football. The way I\u2019ve always gone into it is I have to be very composed, \u2018cause you\u2019ve got a lot of people relying on you to keep your cool when things are going a little crazy. It affects everybody else\u2019s job in how you do your job. Try to be a rock in the middle of the line and make sure everybody has faith in you that they\u2019re gonna be in the right position \u2018cause you\u2019re gonna put \u2018em there.<\/p>\n

Q: Black Lives Matter.<\/strong><\/p>\n

A: Yes, they do matter. I think what we\u2019ve seen from the players is guys have started to understand their power, their platform, and the importance of speaking up and using their voice beyond just what goes on on the field.<\/p>\n

Q: What was it like blocking for Aaron Rodgers?<\/strong><\/p>\n

A: Obviously a Hall of Fame player, and a great person too. Great teammate.<\/p>\n

Q: Lambeau Field.<\/strong><\/p>\n

A: It\u2019s special. That area, they love Packers football, and you feel the history running out of that tunnel. It was special to be drafted there, and to play four years there.<\/p>\n

Q: Boyhood idol?<\/strong><\/p>\n

A: I was a Minnesota Viking fan, so I kinda started watching football the same time Randy Moss come into the league. I was a high school quarterback, actually, obviously a bigger guy to be a quarterback, so I was a huge Daunte Culpepper fan.<\/p>\n

Q: You could pick the brain of any offensive lineman in NFL history.<\/strong><\/p>\n

A: Matt Birk. He was the Vikings center, so obviously I watched a lot of him growing up. Harvard guy, so we have the Ivy League school in common. A very bright guy, very good leader.<\/p>\n

Q: You could test your skills against any defensive player in NFL history.<\/strong><\/p>\n

A: Selfishly, I\u2019d probably want to block somebody extremely easy to block, but if I\u2019m looking for somebody to test my skills, Reggie White.<\/p>\n

Q: Athletes in other sports you admire.<\/strong><\/p>\n

A: Michael Jordan. His tenacious will to win is inspiring.. . that NEED to win.<\/p>\n

Q: Three dinner guests?<\/strong><\/p>\n

A: My dad, sister, and grandma. My grandma passed away when she was in college, and my sister and I never got to meet her.<\/p>\n

Q: Favorite movies<\/a>?<\/strong><\/p>\n

A: Remember the Titans and Gladiator.<\/p>\n

Q: Favorite actor?<\/strong><\/p>\n

A: Denzel Washington.<\/p>\n

Q: Favorite singer\/entertainer?<\/strong><\/p>\n

A: Bruno Mars<\/p>\n

Q: Favorite meal?<\/strong><\/p>\n

A: A nice big steak.<\/p>\n

Q: What would your message to NFL fans be?<\/strong><\/p>\n

A: The expectation should be that we\u2019ll be back playing normal football. We\u2019ve obviously had less of an offseason, and training camp will look different, but I trust the coaches to get the guys prepared to go out there and perform the way we\u2019ve always performed. . .It\u2019s all of us in this together. We\u2019re all fighting this virus, and we all want to crown a Super Bowl champion in February, and that\u2019s our goal.\n <\/p><\/div>\n

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