In an exclusive conversation with CBS Sports, Tretter expounds on his sudden decision to walk away from the NFLPA

NFLPA chief strategy officer JC Tretter is resigning from his position, three days after Lloyd Howell stepped down as executive director of the players’ union. Tretter told CBS Sports on Sunday that he doesn’t want to be considered for the NFLPA’s interim executive director position and denied he played any role in undermining Howell’s position.

The NFLPA is undergoing a major change in leadership with Lloyd Howell and JC Tretter stepping down from their posts.