True. But he could be cut in the offseason and it would only cost the Browns $1.6M in dead cap and save $8.25M for the 2022. I'm not advocating for this as there doesn't seem to be a legit option behind him at the moment but cuts happen all the time to pay up for someone more valuable. Someone's final contract year doesn't mean all that much anymore and $8.25M in savings is a rather decent chunk.
I think we were looking to have Nick Harris take his spot, but he's on IR and I don't know that anyone has seen enough of him to say that he's ready to step in. Unless Harris, or a rookie, step up big time next summer, I would bet on Tretter still being here. I doubt that he gets another contract here, though. He's plenty good enough, but we just need to start the process of getting less expensive and younger on the OLine, and Wyatt Teller is going to need a big contract soon, too.
