NFLPA, NFLRA Execs Meet Over Referee Issue

Tretter emphasized that 'player safety requires trained, professional officials on the field' to enforce rules and prevent dangerous situations. Green echoed this sentiment, stating that professional officials are the 'first responders on the field.' The meeting marks one of Tretter's first official actions in his new role and signals a unified front from both unions against the league's potential strategy of hiring replacement crews.