Say goodbye to the NFLPA report cards that have run the past two offseasons.
The NFL [won a grievance](https://www.masslive.com/patriots/2025/11/nfl-files-grievance-to-stop-nflpa-from-releasing-report-cards.html) against the players association alleging that the anonymous grades violated the collective bargaining agreement.
The Patriots had been skewered on the report cards. Last year they finished 31st overall, with voters giving the team an “F” for the weight room and team plane, which players alleged still had ashtrays.
[In a memo obtained by ESPN,](https://x.com/AdamSchefter/status/2022335135077822692/photo/1) the league celebrated its victory.
“We are pleased to report the NFL prevailed in the grievance filed against the NFL Players Association, challenging its practice of creating and publicizing annual ‘Team Report Cards,’” the memo read. “The arbitrator held that the publication of Report Cards disparaging NFL clubs and individuals violates the Collective Bargaining Agreement and issued an Order prohibiting the NFLPA from publishing or publicly disclosing the results of future player Report Cards.”
The NFLPA believed the report cards led to significant change.
After the Patriots were crushed in the 2024 survey for treatment of players’ families, the players’ association highlighted their improvement there a year later.
“After receiving an F- last year for their treatment of players’ families, the team made immediate improvements, including hiring a staff member to manage family services and adding a family room and daycare during games,” the NFLPA wrote in 2025. “These changes were well received, and players believe that family support is now the team’s biggest strength.
“However, key facility issues remain, including the need to renovate the building, a cramped weight room, and outdated locker rooms. It is anticipated that those issues will be fixed when the new facility opens.”