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The NFLPA has spent the past few years releasing report cards that evaluate every NFL franchise across a number of different categories. The league successfully lobbied to prevent the union from releasing those results to the public, but it turned out to be a pointless endeavor when you consider they were leaked just weeks after that ban was enacted.
In 2023, the NFLPA rolled out a new tool that was primarily designed to give players a better idea of what they can expect when they sign with a franchise in the form of the report cards that evaluated all 32 teams in a number of different categories, including facilities, coaching and training staffs, and ownership.
However, they also provided NFL fans with a peek behind the curtain, and they garnered plenty of attention thanks to the revelations we were treated to with each annual installment.
Last season, Jets owner Woody Johnson (who was the only person in that role who received an “F’ in the wake of the 2024 campaign) reportedly led a push to ban the NFLPA from publishing those report cards while arguing they were a violation of the collective-bargaining agreement.
In November, the NFL officially mounted a legal challenge that ended with an arbitrator ruling they clashed with the CBA clause that prohibits players from “disparaging NFL clubs and individuals.” That meant the NFLPA was no longer allowed to make the results public, but it pledged to continue to conduct the surveys and share the grades internally.
It didn’t take a genius to realize that ruling contained a pretty glaring loophole when it came to leaking the report cards to the press, and that’s exactly what happened after players got the chance to chime in for the first time since what seems poised to be a pointless publication ban.
These are the NFL teams that received at least one “F” on the report cards the NFLPA issued after the 2025 season
On Thursday, ESPN got its hands on the most recent cache of NFLPA report cards, and while they don’t feature the commentary that has historically supplemented the grades, they still paint a pretty clear picture.
The Dolphins earned the top overall ranking, as Miami didn’t receive anything lower than a B in the 17 categories each team was rated on. The Steelers, on the other hand, came in dead last with the help of the four Fs they got (including two of the F- variety), which made them one of 15 teams that failed at least one assessment.
Here’s a look at the full list of the worst offenders who ended up with an F along with their overall ranking:
- Cardinals (31): F- for locker room and F for team ownership
- Bills (16): F for home game field
- Panthers (23): F for home game field
- Bengals (28): F- for treatment of families, F- for food and dining area, F for nutritionist and dietician,
- Browns (30): F for locker room
- Chiefs (27): F for locker room
- Raiders (6): F for offensive coordinator Chip Kelly
- Patriots (26): F for team travel
- Giants (25): F- for home game field
- Jets (18): F- for the same home game field
- Eagles (20): F for team travel
- Steelers (32): F for treatment of families, F- for home game field, F- for locker room, F for team travel
- Seahawks (4): F for home game field
- Buccaneers (29): F- for home game field, F for team travel
- Titans (24): F- for home game field
If you’re curious, five of the teams that saw their own field flunk play on artificial turf, while three (Buffalo, Pittsburgh, and Tampa Bay) have real grass.
The NFL may have one the report card battle, but it looks like the NFLPA is going to win the war.