For the second time ever, the NFLPA surveyed gamers throughout the league to get a greater understanding of their office environments with the hopes of enhancing their total working circumstances.
Information collected from the second annual NFL Participant Workforce Report Playing cards have been launched this week and included suggestions from 1,706 gamers all through the league – which equates to greater than a 77% response price, a big enhance from final 12 months’s 60%.
The NFLPA has launched its second annual NFL Participant Workforce Report Playing cards. (Katelyn Mulcahy/Getty Photographs)
NFLPA President JC Tretter defined in a notice on the union’s web site that the aim of the survey is just not solely to focus on the positives of every membership however to additionally establish areas of enchancment and educate its members.
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“Progress rarely comes as fast as you would like, but we are encouraged by how many teams made substantial improvements in the wake of last year’s results. Overall, players responded to those changes positively, which is reflected in many of the grades for those clubs,” Tretter wrote.
The survey was carried out from Aug. 26 to Nov. 16 and was primarily based on leads to 11 completely different classes.
Learn under for extra on the outcomes and this 12 months’s largest takeaways.
BIG RED WINS BIG
Kansas Metropolis Chiefs head coach Andy Reid celebrates after successful Tremendous Bowl LVIII on Feb. 11, 2024. (Michael Owens/Getty Photographs)
In one of many least shocking outcomes from the survey, Kansas City Chiefs head coach Andy Reid was chosen because the highest-rated coach – a “bright spot” on a relatively poor report card total.
“The Kansas City Chiefs come in second to last place among NFL clubs in this year’s survey,” the report stated of the Chiefs’ overview. “The one bright spot for the team is head coach Andy Reid, who was the highest rated head coach in the NFL. Other than that, the players are frustrated by their workplace offerings, especially after the team’s sustained success in recent years.”
Proprietor Clark Hunt, who acquired an F-minus rating within the report, addressed the failing grades the group acquired for his or her nutritionist/dietitian, locker room and coaching workers when talking to a small group of reporters on Wednesday.
“I have not had a chance to see the report,” he stated, per the Related Press. “I mentioned the practice facility is something we’re going to continue to think about. It’s coming up on 20 years. We’ve certainly in a lot of ways outgrown it, and we recognize we need to expand it and modernize it.”
For Reid’s half, it’s no shock that gamers ranked him among the many finest. He boasts a 128-51 report within the common season since becoming a member of the group in 2013. Kansas Metropolis has gained the division for the final eight years and has gained three Super Bowls within the final 5 seasons, together with two straight.
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BAD TASTE
Sam Hubbard (94) and BJ Hill of the Cincinnati Bengals (Andy Lyons/Getty Photographs)
The Cincinnati Bengals ranked within the high 10 within the head coach, power coaches, weight room and coaching room classes however completed final in three different classes, together with meals/cafeteria.
In accordance with the survey, the Bengals are simply one in every of two groups within the league that don’t present their gamers with three meals a day and solely just lately started doing so on Wednesdays. They’re additionally the one staff that closes the cafeteria on gamers’ time off, regardless of some exhibiting up for further coaching on these days.
In addition they rank thirtieth total in meals style and thirty first total in meals freshness.
The group additionally ranked thirty second within the remedy of households and nutritionist/dietitian.
The Bengals didn’t instantly reply to Fox Information Digital’s request for remark.
LOCKER ROOM CONTEMPT
This view reveals FedExField in Landover, Maryland. (Patrick McDermott/Getty Photographs)
The Washington Commanders caught warmth final season after it was reported that the locker rooms had no scorching water after a recreation in opposition to the New York Giants. However the NFLPA survey revealed that there have been extra points with the staff’s services outdoors that one incident.
In accordance with the report, the Commanders acquired an F-minus grade for the locker room, with simply 19% of gamers saying they really feel that the locker room itself is sufficiently big and 26% saying they’ve sufficient room of their particular person lockers.
“Players also mention issues with cleanliness, citing multiple sewage leaks this season,” the report added.
The Commanders total ranked thirty second with minor enchancment from final 12 months since Josh Harris bought the staff in July.
“The organization received low marks across the board last year, so there is no shortage of issues that need marked improvement after years of neglect. The one bright spot for the club is the players’ ranking of the Commanders’ strength coaches, with 98% of player respondents saying that they get the best possible individualized plan,” the report states.
Washington continues to endure adjustments underneath its new possession with FedEx ending its naming rights agreement with the stadium on Wednesday. A possible substitute residence can be nonetheless an possibility, with Harris’ group nonetheless contemplating choices in Maryland, Virginia and the District of Columbia.
The Commanders declined to touch upon the survey information, however the staff just lately introduced plans to spend $75 million on each stadium and facility upgrades and employed a marketing consultant late final season to guage participant wellness operations.
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TOP OF THE CLASS
Miami Dolphins head coach Mike McDaniel, left, and staff proprietor Stephen Ross (Perry Knotts/Getty Photographs)
The Miami Dolphins ranked 1st total and completed within the high three for each class besides head coach (eighth).
“Club owner Stephen Ross is the highest-graded club owner in our survey, receiving a near perfect score,” the report reads. “The club owner’s ranking reflects the strong performance in key areas that players care about, including the quality of their facilities, the comfort of players’ travel, and the quality and quantity of staff across multiple categories.”
The Dolphins’ lowest grade was an A-minus and gamers gave Ross a ranking of 9.9/10 “when considering his willingness to invest in the facilities.”
NOT WORKING OUT?
In accordance with the survey, the most important concern plaguing New England Patriots gamers was the staff’s weight room. (Maddie Malhotra/Getty Photographs)
The largest concern plaguing the New England Patriots gamers surrounds the staff’s weight room.
In accordance with the survey information, the group ranks thirty second total on this class. It’s the solely staff within the league the place nearly all of gamers really feel that the staff’s facility “is worse than places they could train offsite.”
In addition they rank thirty second total within the high quality of their weight room gear and area.
“The players feel the facility has needed significant renovations for a while now, which explains the low grade for club owner Robert Kraft on the question about players having confidence he will invest in their facilities,” the report states.
The Patriots didn’t instantly reply to Fox Information Digital’s request for remark.
The Related Press contributed to this report.
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