NFLPA report cards: Dolphins No. 1 again, Cardinals last
The NFLPA released its third NFL Player Team Report Cards on Wednesday with the Miami Dolphins receiving the best overall score for the second consecutive year and the Arizona Cardinals ranking last.
The report cards were created to help players make career decisions and raise standards for working conditions around the league. Topics such as treatment of families, food/dining area, nutritionist/dietician, locker room, training room, training staff, weight room, strength coaches, team travel, head coach, and ownership were covered in the survey of 1,695 players.
A complete breakdown of each team's grades in each specific category can be found here.
Here's how all 32 teams ranked:
| Team | Rank |
|---|---|
| Dolphins | 1 |
| Vikings | 2 |
| Falcons | 3 |
| Raiders | 4 |
| Chargers | 5 |
| Texans | 6 |
| Packers | 7 |
| 49ers | 8 |
| Lions | 9 |
| Cowboys | 10 |
| Commanders | 11 |
| Saints | 12 |
| Ravens | 13 |
| Bears | 14 |
| Seahawks | 15 |
| Titans | 16 |
| Broncos | 17 |
| Jaguars | 18 |
| Colts | 19 |
| Giants | 20 |
| Rams | 21 |
| Eagles | 22 |
| Bills | 23 |
| Bengals | 24 |
| Panthers | 25 |
| Chiefs | 26 |
| Buccaneers | 27 |
| Steelers | 28 |
| Jets | 29 |
| Browns | 30 |
| Patriots | 31 |
| Cardinals | 32 |
The Dolphins earned the top rank in seven of the 11 categories and an A+ in eight categories. The A+ grades came for food/dining area, nutritionist/dietician, locker room, weight room, strength coaches, team travel, head coach, and ownership. Miami scored no lower than an A in any category.
The Cardinals ranked last with players expressing a high level of concern with the team facility and complaining that the space needs to be modernized and expanded. Arizona scored only one A grade with it coming for head coach. The franchise scored an F- in locker room and an F for weight room.
The Washington Commanders, who were ranked 32nd the past two years, made a huge jump to 11th in 2025. The report card credits new head coach Dan Quinn as being a key catalyst to the improvement along with investments in the food program, increased frequency of family events, and daycare implementation during home games.
Odd tidbits
- The New York Jets and owner Woody Johnson ranked 32nd in ownership, dropping from a B- grade to an F in 2025. Some players described issues with top leadership as "top-down problems."
- The Atlanta Falcons made the biggest jump, going from 25th in 2024 to third this year. Their higher score is credited to major facility upgrades to the weight room, locker room, and dining area.
- The Carolina Panthers received a D in travel after the new coaching staff moved players from first-class seats last season to coach seats this year.
- The Cincinnati Bengals are the only team in the league to provide neither gameday daycare nor a family room.
- The top two teams in the head coach category were new hires (Commanders and Falcons).