NFL tries to stop players’ union from releasing team report cards
- The NFL has filed a grievance against the NFL Players Association regarding the union’s annual team report cards.
- The league is seeking to stop the next release of the results from the player surveys.
- The league contended that the exercise violated terms of the collective bargaining agreement that require clubs and players to limit disparaging remarks about franchises.
The NFL has filed a grievance against the NFL Players Association regarding the union’s annual team report cards, with the league seeking to stop the next release of the results from the player surveys.
The league, according to multiple reports, contended that the exercise violated terms of the collective bargaining agreement that require clubs and players to limit disparaging remarks about franchises as well as their management and personnel.
The NFLPA, however, said in a memo last week that it plans to move forward with this year’s survey.
‘We have responded to the grievance with our intention to fight against this action and continue what’s clearly become an effective tool for comparing workplace standards across the league and equipping you to make informed career decisions,’ the union wrote in its memo.
The NFLPA has released the assessments in each of the last three years, compiling players’ responses on working conditions in a variety of categories. Beyond evaluations of facilities and operations, the report cards also include team marks for respective head coaches and owners.
The process has drawn pushback from the league itself as well as owners. Jets chairman Woody Johnson, the only owner to receive an ‘F’ last year, said in March that he viewed the entire process and resulting findings as ‘totally bogus.’
