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NFL insider Jason La Canfora reported Green Bay Packers head coach Matt LaFleur will see left tackle Rasheed Walker get considerable interest from AFC teams this offseason.
The Green Bay Packers and team CEO Ed Policy had a decision to make once the season ended regarding head coach Matt LaFleur. While speculation ran wild about his future, LaFleur ultimately landed a multi-year extension with the Packers.
That decision didn’t come immediately, however. It was finalized just short of two weeks after the Packers’ season ended following their Wild Card loss to the Chicago Bears.
There’s still debate over whether LaFleur is truly the long-term answer in Green Bay. And seeing the latest NFLPA report card leak might not sit well with fans.
Packers’ NFLPA Ranking Shows Significant Drop
The Packers ranked 21st overall in team standings. According to ESPN senior NFL writer Kalyn Kahler, two categories carry the most weight in the 17 graded areas.
“The methodology weights two categories the heaviest at 10 percent of the overall grade: coaching and ownership.”
The Packers graded an A- in ownership, though they operate as a publicly owned nonprofit corporation governed by a board of directors with more than 538,000 shareholders.
“The Green Bay Packers fell 14 spots, to 21st overall in this year’s Report Card — the steepest year-over-year decline of any team,” Cheesehead TV’s Aaron Nagler wrote. “The drop is driven largely by the decline in ratings for the training room and training staff, which now rank in the bottom third of the league. Players report a lack of space and outdated recovery equipment, along with a lack of communication and trust in the training room. These issues are a top priority players identify to be addressed.”
Full team rankings overall:
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— Kalyn Kahler (@kalynkahler) February 26, 2026
As for LaFleur, he received a B-, which marked a significant drop from the previous season.
“Head coach Matt LaFleur dropped a full letter grade this season and ranks second-to-last in the league in respect for players,” Nagler continued.
Other factors that contributed to the lower overall ranking included a C+ grade for treatment of families and a B grade for nutritionist/dietitian services.
“Players report that the team does not provide gameday childcare, as most teams do, contributing to their bottom-third ranking for treatment of families. The team’s nutrition program similarly ranks near the bottom, with players wanting improved nutrition plans and more nutritious food options to better support these plans.”
NFL Pushback Adds Another Layer to Report Card Debate
These NFLPA report card results were never something the league wanted publicly circulated.
In early February, the NFL won a grievance against the NFLPA, ruling that the union violated the collective bargaining agreement by making the report card results public. Despite that ruling, the results were leaked anyway.
Since their release, the NFL has reportedly sent a memo to teams urging them to refrain from “commenting or engaging publicly on the alleged survey and report card results,” according to CBS Sports’ Jonathan Jones.
The memo claims the report cards contain “cherry-picked” topics and responses with notable omissions.
“The union determines how much weight to allocate to each topic before assigning the ‘grades’ — confirmed that the report cards are neither reliable nor scientifically valid,” the memo read.
Even if the grading system is subjective, that may not make some of the results any less concerning — especially the drop in LaFleur’s grade compared to a year ago.