J. C. Tretter

No. 73 Green Bay Packers

Position:

Center

Personal information

Date of birth:

February 12, 1991

Place of birth:

Batavia, New York

Height:

6 ft 4 in (1.93 m)

Weight:

307 lb (139 kg)

Career information

High school:

Akron (NY) Central

College:

Cornell

NFL draft:

2013 / Round: 4 / Pick: 122

Career history

Green Bay Packers (2013–present)

Roster status:

Active

Career highlights and awards

First-team All-Ivy (2012)
Third-team FCS All-American (2012)

Career NFL statistics as of Week 17, 2015

Games Played:	24
Games Started:	3
Player stats at NFL.com

Joseph Carl Tretter, Jr. (born February 12, 1991) is an American football center for the Green Bay Packers of the National Football League (NFL). He played college football at Cornell, and was drafted by the Packers in the fourth round of the 2013 NFL Draft.^[1]

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.

Professional career

Green Bay Packers

The Green Bay Packers chose Tretter in the fourth round of the 2013 NFL Draft. He was the first Ivy League player drafted in 2013. Tretter was activated from reserve/PUP on December 10, 2013.^[2] He had suffered a broken ankle early in training camp.^[3] He did not play a single game for his entire rookie year in 2013. In 2014, he played 8 games.

References

External links

J. C. Tretter – Cornell Big Red athlete profile

Green Bay Packers current roster

Active roster	Ryan Williams 2 Mason Crosby 7 Brett Hundley 8 Tim Masthay 10 Jamel Johnson 12 Aaron Rodgers 16 Scott Tolzien 17 Davante Adams 18 Randall Cobb 19 Ed Williams 21 Ha Ha Clinton-Dix 22 Aaron Ripkowski 23 Damarious Randall 24 Quinten Rollins 27 Eddie Lacy 28 Sean Richardson 29 Casey Hayward 30 John Kuhn 31 Robertson Daniel 32 Chris Banjo 33 Micah Hyde 36 Ladarius Gunter 37 Sam Shields 38 John Crockett 39 Demetri Goodson 42 Morgan Burnett 44 James Starks 47 Jake Ryan 48 Joe Thomas 51 Nate Palmer 52 Clay Matthews 53 Nick Perry 54 Carl Bradford 55 Andy Mulumba 56 Julius Peppers 58 Sam Barrington 59 Rick Lovato 60 Jeremy Vujnovich 61 Brett Goode 62 William Campbell 63 Corey Linsley 65 Lane Taylor 67 Don Barclay 69 David Bakhtiari 70 T. J. Lang 71 Josh Sitton 73 J. C. Tretter 74 Matt Rotheram 75 Bryan Bulaga 76 Mike Daniels 77 B. J. McBryde 79 Josh Walker 80 Justin Perillo 81 Andrew Quarless 82 Richard Rodgers 83 Jeff Janis 84 Jared Abbrederis 85 Mitchell Henry 86 Kennard Backman 87 Jordy Nelson 88 Ty Montgomery 89 James Jones 90 B. J. Raji 91 Jayrone Elliott 93 Josh Boyd 95 Datone Jones 96 Mike Neal 97 Christian Ringo 98 Letroy Guion

Reserved lists	64 Mike Pennel (Susp.)

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Green Bay Packers 2013 NFL draft selections

Datone Jones Eddie Lacy David Bakhtiari J. C. Tretter Johnathan Franklin Micah Hyde Josh Boyd Nate Palmer Charles Johnson Kevin Dorsey Sam Barrington

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