| The NFL was thrilled when an arbitrator ruled that the NFLPA could not publish their report card on each of the 32 member clubs. So, about a day after it was sent to the players, the grades were leaked with the Dolphins again on top in the eyes of the team’s players and the Steelers taking over the spot at the bottom. We will put them with each of the teams below. Mike Florio on the NFL’s reaction: The NFL Players Association has issued its 2026 report cards. The grades have already leaked. The NFL has reacted to the situation by sending a memo to all teams, a copy of which PFT has obtained. “We understand that the NFL Players Association posted its ‘Team Report Cards’ on its players-only website today and we are aware that the media is reporting some of the purported results,” the memo explains. “As we previously advised, the admissions made by the union and its counsel during the grievance hearing — including that: (i) the Report Cards are ‘union speech’; (ii) the union cherry-picks which topics and responses to include and exclude; (iii) players have no role in drafting the Report Cards commentary; (iv) the union chooses which anonymous player quotations to include and which ones to leave out; and (v) the union determines how much weight to allocate to each topic before assigning the ‘grades’ — confirmed that the Report Cards are neither reliable nor scientifically valid. In fact, these admissions explain the union’s ongoing and steadfast refusal to share any data or information about the process that it inaccurately tries to characterize as ‘scientifically valid.’ “Given these significant admitted limitations, we continue to recommend that Clubs prioritize feedback and information provided directly by their own players rather than relying on the NFLA’s agenda-driven exercise. We further recommend that Clubs refrain from commenting or engaging publicly on the alleged survey and Report Card results. Doing so only provides credibility to the union’s media campaign. “We will review the developments in light of the Arbitrator’s decision.” The arbitrator’s decision instructs the NFLPA to tell its members that the grades must not be leaked to the media. While it likely will be impossible to ascertain the source of the leak, it happened. Whether that justifies further action by the NFL under the Collective Bargaining Agreement remains to be seen. The NFL declined comment to PFT regarding the leak of the report cards. It remains to be seen where things go from here. The NFL’s position is that the report cards are not reliable or scientifically valid, and in turn should be ignored by the teams. The union disagrees with that characterization, obviously. If the situation results in another grievance, it’s important to remember what the existing ruling does and doesn’t say. The arbitrator found that Article 39 of the Collective Bargaining Agreement does not prevent the creation of the report cards. The arbitrator found that Article 51 prohibits the NFLPA from publishing the results. The arbitrator made no findings regarding whether the report cards are unreliable or not scientifically valid. But the legal side of this dispute is one matter. There’s a P.R. angle, both external and internal, that the NFL is pursuing. Beyond the effort to persuade the arbitrator to end the NFLPA report cards, the league wants the teams (and the public) to regard them as flawed. The NFLPA believes otherwise, as evidenced by the simple fact that the report cards continue to exist. |
| NFC NORTH |
| CHICAGOThe State of Illinois is not giving up the Bears to Indiana without a fight. Is their late surge too late? Mike Florio: Two different states continue to jockey for the ability to host the next Bears stadium. Indiana currently is moving closer to finalizing legislation that would help fund a venue near the Illinois border. Via Kayla Dwyer of the Indianapolis Star, the Indiana Senate has passed by a 45-4 vote a bill that teed up the issue for the desk of Governor Mike Braun. Later in the day, Braun signed the bill into law. Meanwhile, Bloomberg reports that an Illinois legislative committee has advanced a bill that would help lay the foundation for the Bears to build a stadium on property the team owns in Arlington Heights. The best outcome, in our view, continues to be a new stadium in Chicago. There’s currently no indication that there’s any chance of a lakefront stadium happening. Either way, the process is moving toward decision-making time. Indiana is ready to go. Illinois is moving in the same direction. The Bears have yet to make a deal with any entity.– – -Here is how the Bears did in the NFLPA Report Card. Nothing below a C and the team can’t do much about the Chicago Parks Service field at Soldier Field. Chicago BearsOverall Rank: 13Treatment of Families: C+Home Game Field: CFood/Dining Area: BNutritionist/Dietician: ALocker Room: B+Training Room: BTraining Staff: BWeight Room: AStrength Coaches: A-Position Coaches: B-Offensive Coordinator: A-Defensive Coordinator: C+Special Teams Coordinator: B-Team Travel: B+Head Coach: AGeneral Manager: A-Team Ownership: A- |
| DETROITNo major problems for the Lions in their NFLPA Player Report Card. The players like owner Sheila Ford Hamp: Detroit LionsOverall Rank: 9Treatment of Families: B+Home Game Field: B-Food/Dining Area: BNutritionist/Dietician: A-Locker Room: ATraining Room: A-Training Staff: B+Weight Room: AStrength Coaches: APosition Coaches: A-Offensive Coordinator: C-Defensive Coordinator: BSpecial Teams Coordinator: ATeam Travel: BHead Coach: AGeneral Manager: A-Team Ownership: A |
| GREEN BAYThe Packers show up slightly below average in the NFLPA Player Report Cards. Not the best grade for Coach Matt LaFleur: Green Bay PackersOverall Rank: 21Treatment of Families: C+Home Game Field: C+Food/Dining Area: B+Nutritionist/Dietician: BLocker Room: ATraining Room: CTraining Staff: CWeight Room: A-Strength Coaches: BPosition Coaches: B+Offensive Coordinator: CDefensive Coordinator: A-Special Teams Coordinator: B+Team Travel: B-Head Coach: B-General Manager: B+Team Ownership: A- |
| MINNESOTAThe Vikings finish 2nd behind Miami in the 2025 NFLPA Report Card: Minnesota VikingsOverall Rank: 2Treatment of Families: AHome Game Field: BFood/Dining Area: B-Nutritionist/Dietician: B+Locker Room: ATraining Room: A-Training Staff: A-Weight Room: A-Strength Coaches: APosition Coaches: B+Offensive Coordinator: A-Defensive Coordinator: B+Special Teams Coordinator: A-Team Travel: B+Head Coach: AGeneral Manager: ATeam Ownership: A+. |
| NFC EAST |
| DALLASThe Cowboys NFLPA Player Report Card. You would think the team of Jerry Joes would travel like kings: Dallas CowboysOverall Rank: 22Treatment of Families: BHome Game Field: CFood/Dining Area: BNutritionist/Dietician: B+Locker Room: B+Training Room: DTraining Staff: CWeight Room: A-Strength Coaches: A-Position Coaches: BOffensive Coordinator: ADefensive Coordinator: CSpecial Teams Coordinator: B+Team Travel: CHead Coach: A-General Manager: BTeam Ownership: B |
| NEW YORK GIANTSThe Giants don’t get a lot of favorable grades in their NFLPA Report Card with the Field and GM Joe Schoen standing out: New York GiantsOverall Rank: 25Treatment of Families: B-Home Game Field: F-Food/Dining Area: B+Nutritionist/Dietician: A-Locker Room: DTraining Room: B-Training Staff: B+Weight Room: BStrength Coaches: B+Position Coaches: BOffensive Coordinator: C+Defensive Coordinator: D+Special Teams Coordinator: B+Team Travel: CHead Coach: CGeneral Manager: D+Team Ownership: B |
| PHILADELPHIAThe Locker Room and Team Travel drag down an otherwise favorable Eagles NFLPA Report Card: Philadelphia EaglesOverall Rank: 20Treatment of Families: C+Home Game Field: AFood/Dining Area: ANutritionist/Dietician: B+Locker Room: DTraining Room: B-Training Staff: AWeight Room: A-Strength Coaches: A-Position Coaches: A-Offensive Coordinator: C+Defensive Coordinator: A+Special Teams Coordinator: ATeam Travel: FHead Coach: AGeneral Manager: BTeam Ownership: B |
| WASHINGTONThe Commanders were 32nd in the NFL Player Report Cards ranking in Dan Snyder’s last year as owner. In 2025, they rose to 3rd Washington CommandersOverall Rank: 3Treatment of Families: B+Home Game Field: B+Food/Dining Area: A-Nutritionist/Dietician: A-Locker Room: BTraining Room: A-Training Staff: AWeight Room: AStrength Coaches: A+Position Coaches: B+Offensive Coordinator: B+Defensive Coordinator: B-Special Teams Coordinator: A-Team Travel: B-Head Coach: A+General Manager: ATeam Ownership: A+ |
| NFC SOUTH |
| ATLANTAPretty good across the board for the Falcons in their NFLPA Report Card: Atlanta FalconsOverall Rank: 8Treatment of Families: B+Home Game Field: C-Food/Dining Area: A-Nutritionist/Dietician: ALocker Room: BTraining Room: A-Training Staff: AWeight Room: AStrength Coaches: APosition Coaches: B+Offensive Coordinator: C-Defensive Coordinator: ASpecial Teams Coordinator: B+Team Travel: B+Head Coach: B+General Manager: B+Team Ownership: A |
| CAROLINAOwner David Tepper gets surprisingly good grades from the Panthers players in the NFLPA Report Card. But the team’s Field, Locker Room and Travel policies are hurting. Carolina PanthersOverall Rank: 23Treatment of Families: BHome Game Field: FFood/Dining Area: B+Nutritionist/Dietician: A-Locker Room: D+Training Room: BTraining Staff: A-Weight Room: BStrength Coaches: A-Position Coaches: A-Offensive Coordinator: A-Defensive Coordinator: BSpecial Teams Coordinator: A-Team Travel: DHead Coach: A-General Manager: ATeam Ownership: B- |
| NEW ORLEANSThe Saints do okay in the NFLPA Report Card. They get at least a B in everything but Field: New Orleans SaintsOverall Rank: 11Treatment of Families: BHome Game Field: CFood/Dining Area: A-Nutritionist/Dietician: B+Locker Room: BTraining Room: ATraining Staff: AWeight Room: A-Strength Coaches: APosition Coaches: B-Offensive Coordinator: B-Defensive Coordinator: ASpecial Teams Coordinator: A-Team Travel: A-Head Coach: A-General Manager: BTeam Ownership: A- |
| TAMPA BAYLow grades for the Buccaneers in the NFLPA Report Card for Ownership and the things it controls. Although we are not sure the Glazers control Field: Tampa Bay BuccaneersOverall Rank: 29Treatment of Families: DHome Game Field: F-Food/Dining Area: D+Nutritionist/Dietician: B-Locker Room: D-Training Room: CTraining Staff: C+Weight Room: A-Strength Coaches: APosition Coaches: BOffensive Coordinator: BDefensive Coordinator: A-Special Teams Coordinator: C+Team Travel: FHead Coach: BGeneral Manager: A-Team Ownership: D |
| NFC WEST |
| ARIZONAThe Cardinals have a new facility in the pipeline so they could work their way off the bottom ranks of the NFLPA Report Card soon. Owner Michael Bidwill is still an F: Arizona CardinalsOverall Rank: 31 Treatment of Families: D+Home Game Field: BFood/Dining Area: C-Nutritionist/Dietician: BLocker Room: F-Training Room: D+Training Staff: B-Weight Room: D+Strength Coaches: B-Position Coaches: B+Offensive Coordinator: B-Defensive Coordinator: C+Special Teams Coordinator: BTeam Travel: C+Head Coach: B+General Manager: BTeam Ownership: F |
| LOS ANGELES RAMSMiddle of the pack for the Rams in their NFLPA Report Card, with Sean McVay a positive and the Locker Room and Lunchroom not so good: Los Angeles RamsOverall Rank: 19 Treatment of Families: C+Home Game Field: CFood/Dining Area: DNutritionist/Dietician: BLocker Room: DTraining Room: BTraining Staff: AWeight Room: BStrength Coaches: APosition Coaches: AOffensive Coordinator: ADefensive Coordinator: ASpecial Teams Coordinator: B+Team Travel: BHead Coach: A+General Manager: ATeam Ownership: B |
| SAN FRANCISCOThe Training area is the main area concern in an otherwise favorable 49ers NFLPA Report Card: San Francisco 49ersOverall Rank: 14Treatment of Families: BHome Game Field: A-Food/Dining Area: ANutritionist/Dietician: B+Locker Room: BTraining Room: C-Training Staff: C-Weight Room: AStrength Coaches: APosition Coaches: A-Offensive Coordinator: A-Defensive Coordinator: ASpecial Teams Coordinator: B+Team Travel: C+Head Coach: A-General Manager: A-Team Ownership: A- |
| SEATTLEAnother happy team with a female owner. The Seahawks fare well in the NFLPA Report Card, except for the turf at Lumen FIeld: Seattle SeahawksOverall Rank: 4 Treatment of Families: B+Home Game Field: FFood/Dining Area: A-Nutritionist/Dietician: ALocker Room: B+Training Room: A-Training Staff: AWeight Room: A-Strength Coaches: APosition Coaches: A-Offensive Coordinator: ADefensive Coordinator: A+Special Teams Coordinator: ATeam Travel: A-Head Coach: AGeneral Manager: ATeam Ownership: A |
| AFC WEST |
| DENVERThe players love the Waltons and other than their Locker Room, the Broncos do well in the NFLPA Report Card: Denver BroncosOverall Rank: 10 Treatment of Families: BHome Game Field: AFood/Dining Area: ANutritionist/Dietician: B+Locker Room: DTraining Room: A-Training Staff: AWeight Room: AStrength Coaches: APosition Coaches: BOffensive Coordinator: A-Defensive Coordinator: ASpecial Teams Coordinator: A-Team Travel: A-Head Coach: BGeneral Manager: ATeam Ownership: A+ |
| KANSAS CITYSomehow, Andy Reid floats above all the things that annoy the Chiefs players. Kansas City’s NFLPA Report Card: Kansas City ChiefsOverall Rank: 27 Treatment of Families: CHome Game Field: A-Food/Dining Area: C+Nutritionist/Dietician: A-Locker Room: FTraining Room: C-Training Staff: CWeight Room: BStrength Coaches: B+Position Coaches: C+Offensive Coordinator: C+Defensive Coordinator: ASpecial Teams Coordinator: BTeam Travel: D-Head Coach: AGeneral Manager: B+Team Ownership: C+ |
| LAS VEGASOther than Pete Carroll, Chip Kelly and some other coaches, the Raiders players say they are happy with Mark Davis and the Raiders per their NFLPA Report Card: Las Vegas RaidersOverall Rank: 6Treatment of Families: AHome Game Field: A-Food/Dining Area: ANutritionist/Dietician: ALocker Room: ATraining Room: ATraining Staff: AWeight Room: A+Strength Coaches: APosition Coaches: C+Offensive Coordinator: FDefensive Coordinator: CSpecial Teams Coordinator: C-Team Travel: BHead Coach: C+General Manager: A-Team Ownership: A |
| LOS ANGELES CHARGERSBoth the Rams and the Chargers think the Field at SoFi is a “C”. On an otherwise bland NFLPA Report Card, the D- for former OC Greg Roman stands out, especially compared to the also departed Jesse Minter on defense. Head Coach Jim Harbaugh doesn’t rate as highly as we thought he might. Los Angeles ChargersOverall Rank: 15Treatment of Families: C+Home Game Field: CFood/Dining Area: B+Nutritionist/Dietician: A-Locker Room: A-Training Room: A-Training Staff: A-Weight Room: A-Strength Coaches: BPosition Coaches: C+Offensive Coordinator: D-Defensive Coordinator: A+Special Teams Coordinator: A-Team Travel: B-Head Coach: C+General Manager: B+Team Ownership: A- |
| AFC NORTH |
| BALTIMOREIf the DB owned a team, we would be reaching out to the Ravens to find out how they get such a good grade in Field in the NFLPA Report Card: Baltimore RavensOverall Rank: 12Treatment of Families: B+Home Game Field: AFood/Dining Area: BNutritionist/Dietician: A-Locker Room: B-Training Room: ATraining Staff: BWeight Room: AStrength Coaches: APosition Coaches: BOffensive Coordinator: B-Defensive Coordinator: B+Special Teams Coordinator: B+Team Travel: B-Head Coach: BGeneral Manager: A-Team Ownership: A+ |
| CINCINNATIThe Bengals are not player favorites in the NFLPA Report Card. Bad treatment of families and the meals must be a mess: Cincinnati BengalsOverall Rank: 28Treatment of Families: F-Home Game Field: D-Food/Dining Area: F-Nutritionist/Dietician: FLocker Room: A-Training Room: A-Training Staff: A-Weight Room: A-Strength Coaches: APosition Coaches: B-Offensive Coordinator: A-Defensive Coordinator: B+Special Teams Coordinator: B+Team Travel: C-Head Coach: A-General Manager: CTeam Ownership: D+ |
| CLEVELANDBad news for the Browns in the NFLPA Report Card, although Team Ownership got off better than we might have thought. Coaches tend to grade higher than average for most teams so Kevin Stefanski’s C- was the worst of any head coach. Cleveland BrownsOverall Rank: 30Treatment of Families: D-Home Game Field: B-Food/Dining Area: D+Nutritionist/Dietician: C+Locker Room: FTraining Room: CTraining Staff: C+Weight Room: B+Strength Coaches: B+Position Coaches: B-Offensive Coordinator: D+Defensive Coordinator: A-Special Teams Coordinator: DTeam Travel: D-Head Coach: C-General Manager: CTeam Ownership: C |
| PITTSBURGHThe Steelers have sunk to the bottom of the NFLPA Report Card rankings with a bad Field, Locker Room and Team Travel – and an Ownership perceived as not willing to spend to fix it or upgrade the Treatment of Families: Pittsburgh SteelersOverall Rank: 32Treatment of Families: FHome Game Field: F-Food/Dining Area: B-Nutritionist/Dietician: BLocker Room: F-Training Room: CTraining Staff: B+Weight Room: BStrength Coaches: B-Position Coaches: BOffensive Coordinator: B+Defensive Coordinator: CSpecial Teams Coordinator: A-Team Travel: FHead Coach: AGeneral Manager: C+Team Ownership: D- |
| AFC SOUTH |
| HOUSTONIn the NFLPA Report Card, the Texans do pretty good for a team whose practice facility is at the stadium: Houston TexansOverall Rank: 7Treatment of Families: B-Home Game Field: C+Food/Dining Area: ANutritionist/Dietician: ALocker Room: B+Training Room: ATraining Staff: AWeight Room: AStrength Coaches: APosition Coaches: B+Offensive Coordinator: A-Defensive Coordinator: ASpecial Teams Coordinator: ATeam Travel: B-Head Coach: A-General Manager: A-Team Ownership: A |
| INDIANAPOLISMiddle of the pack for the Colts in the NFLPA Report Card. They love their Strength Coaches and owner Carlie Irsay-Gordon: Indianapolis ColtsOverall Rank: 17Treatment of Families: BHome Game Field: DFood/Dining Area: BNutritionist/Dietician: A-Locker Room: C+Training Room: BTraining Staff: B+Weight Room: BStrength Coaches: APosition Coaches: BOffensive Coordinator: BDefensive Coordinator: B+Special Teams Coordinator: B+Team Travel: B-Head Coach: A-General Manager: ATeam Ownership: A |
| JACKSONVILLEJaguars players are content per the NFLPA Report Card except for some of the position coaches: Jacksonville JaguarsOverall Rank: 5Treatment of Families: B+Home Game Field: B+Food/Dining Area: B+Nutritionist/Dietician: A-Locker Room: A-Training Room: ATraining Staff: A-Weight Room: AStrength Coaches: APosition Coaches: COffensive Coordinator: B+Defensive Coordinator: ASpecial Teams Coordinator: A+Team Travel: B+Head Coach: A-General Manager: A-Team Ownership: A |
| TENNESSEEA bad field in their lame duck stadium hurt the Titans in their NFLPA Report Card: Tennessee TitansOverall Rank: 24Treatment of Families: B+Home Game Field: F-Food/Dining Area: BNutritionist/Dietician: BLocker Room: D+Training Room: B-Training Staff: B+Weight Room: BStrength Coaches: BPosition Coaches: BOffensive Coordinator: CDefensive Coordinator: B-Special Teams Coordinator: A+Team Travel: C+Head Coach: B-General Manager: B+Team Ownership: C |
| AFC EAST |
| BUFFALOThe Bills are firmly in middle ground in the NFLPA Report Cards – with the one blemish, the Field, curable in the new stadium: Buffalo BillsOverall Rank: 16Treatment of Families: BHome Game Field: FFood/Dining Area: B-Nutritionist/Dietician: B-Locker Room: BTraining Room: B+Training Staff: B+Weight Room: AStrength Coaches: APosition Coaches: AOffensive Coordinator: A-Defensive Coordinator: BSpecial Teams Coordinator: B+Team Travel: B-Head Coach: A-General Manager: A-Team Ownership: A- |
| MIAMIThe number one team in satisfying its players’ desires is Miami per the NFLPA Report Card: Miami DolphinsOverall Rank: 1Treatment of Families: B+Home Game Field: A-Food/Dining Area: ANutritionist/Dietician: A-Locker Room: A-Training Room: ATraining Staff: AWeight Room: A+Strength Coaches: A+Position Coaches: A-Offensive Coordinator: A-Defensive Coordinator: ASpecial Teams Coordinator: BTeam Travel: AHead Coach: BGeneral Manager: A-Team Ownership: A |
| NEW ENGLANDIt has to bug Robert Kraft that his players don’t rate the team higher. The NFLPA Report Card has a lot of things rated low like Team Travel that could be fixed. New England PatriotsOverall Rank: 26 Treatment of Families: BHome Game Field: DFood/Dining Area: D+Nutritionist/Dietician: BLocker Room: C-Training Room: C-Training Staff: BWeight Room: C-Strength Coaches: A-Position Coaches: B-Offensive Coordinator: ADefensive Coordinator: BSpecial Teams Coordinator: B+Team Travel: FHead Coach: AGeneral Manager: B+Team Ownership: B- |
| NEW YORK JETSThe Jets and Titans with a player-for-player trade as Robert Saleh wants EDGE JERMAINE JOHNSON. Rick Cimini of ESPN.com: The Jets and Titans agreed to a rare player-for-player trade Thursday, with New York sending pass rusher Jermaine Johnson to Tennessee for defensive tackle T’Vondre Sweat, sources told ESPN’s Adam Schefter. The trade can’t be processed until the start of the league year on March 11. The deal marks the latest move in a protracted teardown of a once-formidable defense for the Jets, who also traded away defensive stars Sauce Gardner and Quinnen Williams — both former first-round draft picks — in November. Eight of the Jets’ 11 first-round picks from 2015 to 2022 have been traded. Johnson acknowledged the trade in a social media post later Thursday, saying New York “will always hold a special place in my heart.” Johnson will be reunited with Titans coach Robert Saleh, who coached the Jets when they selected Johnson with the 26th overall pick in the 2022 draft. Johnson also will once again play under new Titans defensive line coach Aaron Whitecotton, who was his position coach with the Jets his first three seasons. Johnson, coming off a down year (three sacks), has only one year remaining on his contract and is due to make a guaranteed $13.4 million in 2026, the amount of his fifth-year option. Johnson generated interest last season before the trade deadline, but the Jets opted to keep him for the remainder of the season. His departure reinforces the belief that the Jets will take an edge player with the No. 2 pick in this year’s draft, with Ohio State’s Arvell Reese and Texas Tech’s David Bailey as the leading candidates. In Sweat, the Jets are getting a 6-foot-2, 366-pound interior presence on a team-friendly contract. A second-round pick in 2024, he is signed through 2027 and will count only $1.7 million on the Jets’ salary cap. Scheme factored into the trade for both teams. The Jets, who could be using more 3-4 fronts, wanted to add more size up front. The opposite is true for Tennessee, where Saleh’s scheme puts a premium on smaller, faster linemen. Sweat, drafted 38th overall in 2024, posted 85 tackles and three sacks in 29 games for the Titans. He suffered an ankle injury in Tennessee’s season-opening loss to the Broncos and missed five games last season. The Titans are counting on Johnson regaining his form from 2023, when he posted a career-high 7.5 sacks and was named to the Pro Bowl as an injury replacement. His 2024 season didn’t last long. In Week 2, at Tennessee, he tore an Achilles tendon and missed the remainder of the season. Johnson rehabbed to make it back for the start of the 2025 season, but he didn’t have the same burst as before the injury. In 14 games, he finished with only three sacks and six quarterback hits, later admitting his performance wasn’t up to his standard. Both he and the team acknowledged that the Achilles injury probably affected his performance. In four seasons — 47 games — with the Jets, Johnson has 13 sacks and 131 tackles. Seth Walder of ESPN.com gives the Jets an A- for the deal.- – – Woody Johnson and the Jets finish far higher in the new NFLPA Report Card than we might have anticipated: New York JetsOverall Rank: 18Treatment of Families: B+Home Game Field: F-Food/Dining Area: BNutritionist/Dietician: ALocker Room: A-Training Room: BTraining Staff: B+Weight Room: B+Strength Coaches: APosition Coaches: BOffensive Coordinator: B-Defensive Coordinator: B+Special Teams Coordinator: ATeam Travel: B+Head Coach: AGeneral Manager: A-Team Ownership: B |
