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Chris Hubbard Color Rush Jersey , hopes to still be part of what the team is building." />Skip to main contentclockmenumore-arrownoyesDawgs EDTShare this storyShare this on FacebookShare this on TwitterShareAll sharing optionsShareAll sharing options for:JC Tretter wants to remain with the BrownsTwitterFacebookRedditPocketFlipboardEmailPhoto by Kirk Irwin/Getty ImagesThe Cleveland Browns closed out the 2018 NFL season with the second-best offensive line in the league, according to Pro Football Focus.That ranking was accomplished almost completely based off the work of guards Joel Bitonio and Kevin Zeitler, and center JC Tretter. Now, as the Browns start to work their way through training camp, Zeitler is with the New York Giants, traded for defensive end Olivier Vernon. And in a few months it could be Tretter who is spending training camp with another team as he is entering the final year of the contract he signed as a free agent in 2017. But if it was up to Tretter, he would be in orange and brown for at least a few more years as the five-year veteran is open to signing a new deal with the Browns https://www.brownsfanshop.com/Seth-Devalve-Jersey , as he told Scott Petrak of Browns Zone:Tretter certainly seems like the kind of player that the Browns would want to keep, especially given head coach Freddie Kitchens belief that the more good players a team has, the better they will be on the field. There is little doubt that Tretter falls into that category. He has yet to miss a game in his two years with the Browns, is only 28 years old, and was one of the best offensive lineman last season in pure pass sets, according to Pro Football Focus:General manager John Dorsey created a hole at right guard with the trade of Zeitler, but sometimes you have to give up something to get something. There is little reason to create another hole along the offensive line by letting a talented player who wants to remain with the team walk out the door just as the Browns are on the cusp of taking over the NFL. Odell Beckham Jr. sat out Thursday’s final joint practice against the Colts with a hip injury Kevin Zeitler Jersey , but the Browns star receiver downplayed the injury.He also appears unconcerned about getting on the same page with Baker Mayfield despite the lack of reps with his new quarterback.“We talk every day,” Beckham said, via Nate Ulrich of the . “We talk football. We talk about just the little ins and outs of football. Even when I’m watching him make other throws, I’m still coming to ask him what is it that you’re seeing.“So it’s not something I’m worried about. It’s two competitive, fiery people. Just the way that he is, I don’t want to let him down. So I’m going to do everything in my power to be exactly where I need to be when I need to be there, and as I’ve seen already Joel Bitonio Color Rush Jersey , he’s going to deliver that ball.”Beckham last participated in a team drill Aug. 6, and he is not expected to play in Saturday’s preseason game either. Beckham strained a hip in 2012 while at LSU and in 2016 with the Giants. He did not miss a game for his injury either time.Beckham said he would play this week, too, if it was the regular season.