Every year, the National Football League Players’ Association (NFLPA) releases team report cards that rate teams on topics such as family treatment, ownership, dining, and more.
However, these publicly released report cards will no longer be allowed. Here’s how J.J. Watt and the NFL world took to the news.
J.J. Watt and More Call Out Banning of Team Report Cards
Every season, NFL players inform the NFLPA of the treatment they receive across many categories from their organization. In addition to the previously mentioned categories, there’s also nutritionist/dietician, locker room, training room, training staff, weight room, strength coaches, team travel, and head coach. The NFLPA then turns the information into a team report card and releases it publicly, motivating organizations to provide better services to their players.
However, these will no longer release the team report cards publicly. NFL Insider Adam Schefter posted the following:
“Sources: The NFL informed all 32 teams today in a memo that it prevailed in its grievance vs. the NFLPA and its ‘team report cards.’ An arbitrator determined that the NFLPA’s conduct violated the CBA and ordered it to stop making public any future report cards.”
Sources: The NFL informed all 32 teams today in a memo that it prevailed in its grievance vs. the NFLPA and its “team report cards.” An arbitrator determined that the NFLPA’s conduct violated the CBA and ordered it to stop making public any future report cards. pic.twitter.com/mss5WUQjhF
— Adam Schefter (@AdamSchefter) February 13, 2026
Following the post, the NFL world responded to the news accordingly:
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NFL reporter for SNY, Connor Hughes, posted, “Real change came from these. Don’t think it’s right that they’re gone.”
Real change came from these. Don’t think it’s right that they’re gone. https://t.co/xpRqMl6kIo
— Connor Hughes (@Connor_J_Hughes) February 13, 2026
Future Hall of Famer and former Houston Texan and Arizona Cardinal J.J. Watt posted, “NFL won’t let actual players grade the workplace they attend every single day, but they’ll allow a 3rd party ‘grading’ service to display their ‘ rankings’ of players on national television every Sunday night…”
NFL won’t let actual players grade the workplace they attend every single day, but they’ll allow a 3rd party “grading” service to display their “rankings” of players on national television every Sunday night… https://t.co/JBQXOgFZIN
— JJ Watt (@JJWatt) February 13, 2026
NFL Insider Warren Sharp added, “The NFL will fight you to the death so that player opinions about their treatment can’t be made public. shameful.”
the NFL will fight you to the death so that player opinions about their treatment can’t be made public
shameful https://t.co/BR0QaFGCx0
— Warren Sharp (@SharpFootball) February 13, 2026
NFL Insider for CBSÂ Jonathan Jones writes, “To be sure, this is a big win for the NFL and its owners.”
To be sure, this is a big win for the NFL and its owners https://t.co/P6VgHv15mE
— Jonathan Jones (@jjones9) February 13, 2026
Lastly, Blogging the Boys Manager and Editor RJ Ochoa says, “Lame.”
Lame. https://t.co/prv9rs9UBk
— RJ Ochoa (@rjochoa) February 13, 2026
The public team report cards made sure that owners and organizations were put on blast for their poor treatment. Now, what’s preventing them from making any change, rather than just sticking with the broken system they run?
