NFL Team Report Cards đź“‹
02/29/2024
By: Jeff Yoder
NFLPA’s Team Report Cards Revealed: Dolphins Rank #1, Chiefs Rank 31st
The offseason NFL press often lends itself to funny sidebars, and this is one of my favorites. Team report cards were released yesterday after the NFLPA surveyed 1,700-plus players (more than 75% of the league) to ask questions about their franchise’s front office, coaches, facilities and overall experience. Power to the players, right? The Dolphins ranked 1st overall while a lot of the feedback from the Patriots was not kind to ex-coach Bill Belichick. The Commanders finished dead last. The biggest surprise? The three-time Super Bowl champion Kansas City Chiefs finished 31st. Yikes!
NFLPA Report Card Takeaways
All 32 teams received grades (A-F) across 11 different categories, including training facilities, food, locker room, team travel and more. The most fascinating categories were grades for head coaches and team owners — the leaders in the spotlight. The lowest-graded coach was a D-grade from the Raiders (Josh McDaniels). Team owners got hammered by the report cards, including three D-grades (Bucs, Patriots and Panthers) and three F-grades (Cardinals, Steelers and Chiefs).
Kansas City players reported the largest disparity among leadership with an A+ grade for head coach Andy Reid and an F- for team owner Clark Hunt — both the highest and lowest grades among all teams, respectively.
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