Position: Center High school: Akron (NY) Central Name J. Tretter Height 1.93 m College Cornell Big Red football | Place of birth: Batavia, New York Roster status: Active Role American football center Weight 139 kg Date joined 2013 | |
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Date of birth: (1991-02-12) February 12, 1991 (age 24) NFL draft: 2013 / Round: 4 / Pick: 122 Current team Green Bay Packers (#73 / Center, Guard) Similar People Corey Linsley, Don Barclay, Josh Sitton, T J Lang, Mike McCarthy Profiles | ||
Browns center JC Tretter described as ‘Alex Mack-esque’
Joseph Carl "JC" Tretter Jr. (born February 12, 1991) is an American football center for the Cleveland Browns of the National Football League (NFL). He played college football at Cornell, and was drafted by the Green Bay Packers in the fourth round of the 2013 NFL Draft.
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- Browns center JC Tretter described as Alex Mack esque
- Jc tretter cornell university 2011 highlights
- Early years
- College career
- Green Bay Packers
- Cleveland Browns
- References
Jc tretter cornell university 2011 highlights
Early years
Tretter was born in Batavia, New York, the son of Joseph and Cynthia Tretter. He attended Akron Central High School, where he was a standout athlete for the Akron Central Tigers football and basketball teams. He was a three-year starter on offense and defense for the Tigers in football, a team captain as a junior and senior, and was a second-team Class C all-state selection as a senior. In basketball, he was a four-year starter for the Tigers and a three-time first-team all-league selection, and graduated as the team's all-time leading scorer and rebounder.
College career
Tretter attended Cornell University, where he played for the Cornell Big Red football team from 2009 to 2012. After playing tight end during his first two seasons, he switched to the offensive tackle position for his final two years. He was credited with the significantly improved pass protection given to Cornell's quarterback in 2011 and 2012. Following his senior season in 2012, he was a unanimous first-team All-Ivy League selection. He also received third-team All-American honors (FCS) from Beyond Sports College Network and The Sports Network.
At Cornell, Tretter studied in the School of Industrial Labor Relations. His sister, Katie, and three of his uncles all attended Cornell. His uncle, David Tretter, played football for Cornell during the mid-1970s.
Green Bay Packers
Tretter was selected in the fourth round (122nd overall) by the Green Bay Packers in the 2013 NFL Draft. On May 10, 2013, he signed a contract with the Packers. Tretter was placed on reserve/physically unable to perform on August 27, 2013. On December 10, 2013, he was activated from the physically unable to perform list.
On September 3, 2014, Tretter was placed on injured reserve – designated for return. He was activated from injured reserve – designated for return on November 3, 2014.
In 2016, Tretter started seven games for the Packers before going down with a knee injury in Week 7. He was inactive for the rest of the games in the regular season before having surgery on January 17, 2017. He was placed on injured reserve on January 21, 2017, a day before the NFC Championship matchup against the Atlanta Falcons.
Cleveland Browns
On March 9, 2017, Tretter signed a three-year, $16.75 million contract with the Cleveland Browns.