A survey by the NFL Gamers Affiliation has proven on-field success and office satisfaction don’t essentially go hand in hand.
The second annual survey, which 1,706 NFL gamers responded to, graded the league’s 32 groups in classes akin to amenities, coaching employees, head coaches, meals, possession and remedy of gamers’ households. The Miami Dolphins had been ranked first total, with the Minnesota Vikings in second place.
“Minnesota, together with Miami, have separated themselves into their very own tier by way of what it means to run a world-class NFL office,” the NFLPA report stated.
Nevertheless considerably surprisingly the Kansas Metropolis Chiefs, who gained a second-straight Tremendous Bowl earlier this month, got here thirty first within the rankings. Whereas their well-liked head coach Andy Reid obtained an A+ from gamers, the membership’s proprietor, Clark Hunt, was given an F, partly resulting from his perceived unwillingness to put money into participant amenities. That state of affairs could also be remedied in coming seasons after the Chiefs introduced on Wednesday they are going to overhaul Arrowhead Stadium earlier than it hosts World Cup matches in 2026.
“Although the gamers obtained precise chairs with backs to sit down in at their lockers in response to final yr’s suggestions, it didn’t change the truth that the locker room is overdue for a renovation,” stated the report. “… The one brilliant spot for the group is head coach Andy Reid, who was the very best rated head coach within the NFL. Apart from that, the gamers are pissed off by their office choices, particularly after the group’s sustained success in recent times.”
The Washington Commanders had been ranked the worst group for the second yr in a row, regardless of a brand new possession group taking on from the reviled Dan Snyder. The brand new house owners, headed up by Josh Harris, got a B by gamers for his or her management however the group got here close to the underside of the rankings in practically each different class other than power coaches.
“The survey knowledge reveals an extended checklist of things with the office that proceed to be issues, and gamers expressed that they’ve grown bored with the deficiencies. To start out, the locker room is small and in determined want of renovation, with gamers reporting a number of sewage leaks,” stated the report.
Josh McDaniels, who was fired by the Las Vegas Raiders midseason, was ranked because the league’s worst coach.
“The responding [Raiders] gamers’ sturdy unfavorable evaluation of the previous head coach considerably introduced down the membership’s total rating,” stated the report. “The hope is that newly employed head coach Antonio Pierce will create a greater working setting to match the top-of-the line amenities in Las Vegas.”
The Jacksonville Jaguars, whose amenities had been described as rat-infested by gamers final yr, rose to fifth within the rankings after bettering their amenities.
“New amenities, no extra rats,” the NFLPA president, JC Tretter, stated on Wednesday.
Different notable particulars to emerge from the survey embrace the truth that the Tampa Bay Buccaneers cost gamers with fewer than 4 years of expertise $1,750 to have their very own resort room for street video games, whereas the Cincinnati Bengals solely present three meals a day for gamers on Wednesdays. The Bengals’ locker room additionally obtained criticism. “Roughly 50% of the showers don’t work; they both don’t present heat water or there isn’t sufficient water strain,” stated the report. “They face constant plumbing points that restrict the quantity of functioning bogs the gamers can use.”
The Cardinals had been criticized for charging gamers for meals. “If gamers would really like dinner, it is going to be boxed up for them, however gamers reported that the group will cost you by way of payroll deduction,” the report stated. “That is apparently the one Membership that does this.”
The NFL stated it valued the perception the report gave.
“The league and its golf equipment at all times encourage and solicit participant suggestions to assist enhance all sides of their NFL expertise,” stated the NFL in a press release on Wednesday. “We look ahead to getting the chance to evaluate the union’s questionnaire, and the info supporting it, after its launch to the media.”
High 5 NFL workplaces in keeping with gamers
1) Miami Dolphins
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2) Minnesota Vikings
3) Inexperienced Bay Packers
4) Philadelphia Eagles
5) Jacksonville Jaguars
Backside 5 NFL workplaces in keeping with gamers
28) Pittsburgh Steelers
29) New England Patriots
30) Los Angeles Chargers
31) Kansas Metropolis Chiefs
32) Washington Commanders
