Dallas Cowboys fail to fix a problem that's been a sticking point for players since last year and it must change in 2025
The Dallas Cowboys are the most valuable franchise in sports and usually known for its world-class facilities, from AT&T Stadium to the team's headquarters at The Star in Frisco, Texas. They do it bigger in Dallas might not be descriptive of the Cowboys' on-field success but it tends to be the case when it comes to […]
The Dallas Cowboys are the most valuable franchise in sports and usually known for its world-class facilities, from AT&T Stadium to the team's headquarters at The Star in Frisco, Texas.
They do it bigger in Dallas might not be descriptive of the Cowboys' on-field success but it tends to be the case when it comes to infrastructure. And yet, the franchise has yet to fix a problem players have complained about since at least 2024: The training room and by extension, its staff.
It's the third year of the NFL Players Association's Team Report Cards, an initiative to create a "resource that reflects their daily experiences and opinions about their workplace conditions."
In it, players evaluate their own teams in a variety of categories, including head coach, ownership, treatment of families, dining area, locker rom, strenght coaches, nutritionist, and much more.
For the Cowboys, the worst categories have been "training staff and training room." In 2025, it was no different. The training staff received a C grade for 30th in the NFL and the room itself ranked 27th with a C. The rankings were almost identical to last year (30th and 26th, respectively). In 2023, they ranked 15th with a much different A-.
According to this year's NFLPA report, only 72% of Cowboys players report that they receive enough one-on-one training treatment, ranking them 29 out of 32 teams. 60% of players feel they have enough full-time physical therapists, a rank of 32 out of 32.
Those are dreadful numbers for the Cowboys. 40% of the players feeling like they don't have enough physical therapists is no small thing. One thing is for players to believe the training staff could be doing a better job, a very different one is the fact that there are not enough therapists on it.
Though fans rightfully wish Jerry Jones' front office attacks in free agency this year, players on the team are likely more worried about investment on those who take care of their bodies to be ready for gameday every week.
This being an issue is unacceptable for a brand as valuable as the Dallas Cowboys and guess what? There's no salary cap for physical therapists. Fixing the problem is entirely on the Joneses' hands.