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NBC Sports
2 days ago
- Sport
- NBC Sports
NFLPA renews call for grass fields
The vast majority of NFL players continue to prefer playing on grass. Plenty of owners refuse to provide it. The league's position becomes harder to justify when stadiums that use the fake stuff for football install grass for soccer. The World Club Cup Group Stage (whatever that means) happens this weekend at MetLife Stadium. Grass has been installed at the home of the Giants and Jets for the event. Via Alex Schiffer of the NFL Players Association noticed the photo and reacted. 'Looks nice,' the union tweeted, along with this hashtag: "#SaferFields.' It's not a new position for the union. Former NFLPA president JC Tretter has made the case for grass over turf. The league has said that the issue is more complicated. In our view, it's simple. It's about cost. If having a well-maintained grass field cost the same as having a synthetic field, every NFL stadium would have grass. The issue will become more pronounced next year, when multiple NFL stadiums install grass for the FIFA World Cup. Including MetLife Stadium, where the final will be held. With the NFL poised to push for 18 regular-season games (up from 17) and 16 international games (up from 10), the union has leverage. Whether that leverage can be converted into grass fields in all NFL venues remains to be seen.
Yahoo
28-02-2025
- Sport
- Yahoo
These are the NFL teams that got F- grades from players in annual review
The NFL Players Association released its annual team report cards for all 32 NFL franchises, and while some teams earned high marks, others received horrible grades. Report cards are based on several categories for the teams, including food, travel, weight room, coaches, and owners. In the2025 NFLPA Team Report Cards, the Arizona Cardinals received an F for their locker room and weight room. The Cincinnati Bengals got an F- for their treatment of families and an F for the team's food and dining area. The Cleveland Browns earned an F- for their locker room facility, while the Washington Commanders and Denver Broncos got an F for their locker rooms, the New England Patriots got an F for its weight room, and the Jacksonville Jaguars received an F for their treatment of families. RELATED:NFL trading chains for chips: First-down markers being replaced by 'Hawk-Eye' Moreover, the New York Jets received an F for head coaching, the Philadelphia Eagles and Buffalo Bills received failing grades for team travel. The Eagles received an F, and the Buffalo Bills received an F- in this category. The backstory The NFLPA Team Report Cards consisted of a survey of 1,695 players, which is roughly 77% of all those in the league. The surveys were conducted from Aug. 26 to Nov. 20, 2024. NFLPA chief strategy officer JC Tretter toldFOX Sportsthat an average of 52 players responded from each team, with a high of 68 from the New York Giants and a low of 35 from the Carolina Panthers and the New Orleans Saints. The survey asks for input on 11 distinct categories: treatment of families, food/dining area, nutritionist/dietician, locker room, training room, training staff, weight room, strength coaches, team travel, head coach and owner. Teams that received high marks from their players were the Miami Dolphins, Minnesota Vikings, and Atlanta Falcons, which all received an A+ for ownership, and for head coaching the Kansas City Chiefs, Washington Commanders, Atlanta Falcons, Detroit Lions, Minnesota Vikings, and Dolphins all earned an A+. The Dolphins, Vikings and Falcons all got an A+ for ownership, and the Dolphins, Chiefs, Commanders, Falcons, Lions and Vikings got an A+. The Source Information for this story was provided by the NFLPA Team Report Cards 2025 survey and FOX Sports, which received comments from NFLPA chief strategy officer JC Tretter. This story was reported from Washington, D.C.
Reuters
26-02-2025
- Sport
- Reuters
Game-day daycare boosts players' satisfaction, NFLPA survey shows
NEW YORK, Feb 26 (Reuters) - More NFL teams are investing in daycare programs and other family services, driving up player satisfaction, the NFLPA said on Wednesday, as it released the annual team report cards. The third edition of the survey, completed by 1,695 respondents, ranks teams on a scale of "A+" through "F-" on categories ranging from training staff to facilities and food, offering a glimpse at players' quality of life. The Miami Dolphins and Minnesota Vikings earned top marks on the NFL Players Association team report cards released on Wednesday, while the Arizona Cardinals and New England Patriots got the worst scores on the survey of working conditions. One key area of improvement across several teams was family services, including game-day daycare, family rooms and other amenities. The Washington Commanders, who ranked last a year ago, moved up to 11th in the rankings after making an array of changes including the addition of daycare, new family staff and more family events. "Those are small investments that make a huge difference," said JC Tretter, who served as NFLPA president from 2020 to 2024. The union said that the team report cards have served to improve conditions for players by making public some of their key grievances. While support for working parents has been a hot topic in women's sports in recent years, the survey released on Wednesday showed it was front of mind in the hard-charging world of men's tackle football, too. Just three of the 32 NFL teams failed to offer game-day daycare during the most recent season, with several franchises adding the service after receiving poor "family treatment" marks a year ago. The Super Bowl championship-winning Philadelphia Eagles are one of those three and ranked 22nd overall on the list. The Indianapolis Colts introduced game-day daycare for players' children during the most recent season, the NFLPA said, and players improved their "treatment of families" rating to a B- from a D a year ago. The Kansas City Chiefs saw a "notable boost" in their family grade by also introducing stadium daycare for day games. The Patriots, who received an "F-" last year for their treatment of families, made "immediate improvements," hiring a family services staff member and adding daycare during day games. "These changes were well received, and players believe that family support is now the team's biggest strength," the NFLPA said.
