Libby March for The New York Times
The N.F.L. Players Association announced plans to review provisions in the collective bargaining agreement ratified in March that are set to take away tens of thousands of dollars in benefits from permanently disabled former players.
Cleveland Browns center J.C. Tretter, the N.F.L.P.A. president elected in March, notified the union’s membership in his monthly newsletter that part of the C.B.A. would be reviewed by the union’s 11-member executive committee and leaders from among retired players. Tretter said that the group would re-examine changes to the Total and Permanent Disability benefit, “to fulfill our obligation to all of our members” and that the group has “a responsibility to review issues where we have fallen short.