Washington Commanders finish dead last in NFLPA player survey on NFL teams’ working conditions

The Washington Commanders ranked the worst team in the NFL for working conditions, according to a survey of NFLPA players.

The Commanders, owned by embattled Dan Snyder, came in last, receiving an ‘F’ for treatment of families and an ‘F-minus’ for the training room, locker room and team travel.

Washington is on the market after Snyder and his wife Tanya hired a firm to explore selling the team, following allegations of everything from sexual harassment to financial improprieties.

Meanwhile, in the rest of the league, the Minnesota Vikings, Miami Dolphins, and Las Vegas Raiders were the top three teams, while the bottom three were the Los Angeles Chargers, Arizona Cardinals, and Commanders.

“The health and safety of the players is our top priority, and we continue to invest in our facilities, including a new practice field, new turf in the practice bubble and more meeting room space,” a spokesperson for the players said. Commanders. “We know there is more to do and we regularly speak with our players about ways to improve their work environment and the experience for their families.”

Washington Commanders Ranked Worst Team in NFL for Work Conditions

The results showed that three teams do not serve players dinner at their facilities and one of them, the Cincinnati Bengals, does not provide supplements or plugs to charge phones in the locker rooms. And last season, the Jacksonville Jaguars dealt with a rat infestation.

Some teams failed to fix drainage issues in team showers and did not offer family rooms for nursing mothers on game days, which has left some players’ life partners to feed their babies while sitting down on the floor in public toilets. in the stadiums.

Six teams offered first-class seats to players on flights, while some reserved them for coaches only. Meanwhile, seven teams forced players to share hotel rooms, but the remaining 25 gave single rooms to their stars.

According to the NFLPA, 1,300 of the 2,200 NFL players participated in the confidential survey.

NFLPA president JC Tretter, who retired last year after eight NFL seasons, explained that the survey was conducted anonymously because he did not want players to be punished by teams for their honest evaluations.

Tretter insisted that the survey is not intended to embarrass the teams. His goal is to highlight teams that treat players and those that need to improve by highlighting best practices and standards. So perhaps the teams will try to raise their standards.

“I think the recommendations will be pretty clear when you read the reports,” Tretter said. ‘Not much is lost in translation.

“There are some really basic things where it’s like, ‘This shouldn’t be happening.'”

NFLPA president JC Tretter, who retired last year, said the poll is not meant to embarrass teams.

The report, released Wednesday during the league’s annual scouting mix, ranked teams in eight categories, from meals and nutrition to training and travel, based on anonymous responses from about 1,300 players. The teams were ranked from 1 to 32.

Teams were rated based on treatment of families, food/nutrition service, weight room, strength trainers, workout room, coaching staff, locker room, and team travel.

However, the quality of the working conditions did not seem to translate into success in the field. The Super Bowl champion Kansas City Chiefs ranked 29th overall, while the Carolina Panthers, a team that traditionally has a losing record, ranked 12th.

Tretter said that in some cases the poor working conditions can be attributed to the ignorance of some owners if they don’t spend time on the premises, while others are due to owners deliberately withholding amenities to save money.

He added that he hopes the survey results will inspire some franchise owners to make improvements.

“We don’t expect crews to tear the facility down and rebuild it in three months,” Tretter said. “But you can change the way you treat players.”

“I think there will be some (teams) who will read about this, take it personally or (think) ‘I didn’t know about this. This isn’t fair, this isn’t right,'” Tretter said. “But there are some really basic things where things shouldn’t have been happening.”

The NFLPA intends to make the poll an annual tradition, and Tretter said next year’s results will determine owners’ willingness to offer desirable terms to players.

He added that above all he hopes it will help players make decisions about their future destinations during free agency.