Future Pro Football Hall of Famer blasts the NFL’s decision to side with Jets owner Woody Johnson over its own players
Woody Johnson, along with a few other owners in the league, got their way.
For the past few years, every offseason has been highlighted by the NFLPA. Sure, there is the NFL Draft and free agency, but one of the more intriguing releases of the offseason is when the players’ association releases its annual report cards.
These report cards come from players within the building, with everything from food to how well their families are treated being a part of the criteria. Some owners, including New York Jets owner Woody Johnson, have received bad grades in the past, lobbying for the report cards to be banned. Well, they got their wish on Friday, but it didn’t come without backlash.
NFL ends public reporting of NFLPA Report Cards
“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.” – Adam Schefter, ESPN
Johnson heavily criticized the report cards. He was at the forefront of the public access ban, which has now occurred. Make no mistake, these report cards will still occur, but we at A to Z Sports, or any other media outlet, will no longer be able to read them on the player’s association website, which has created quite the stir among players, both active and former.
J.J. Watt calls out the NFL for banning public access to NFLPA report cards
“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…” – J.J. Watt wrote, via X-Twitter.
It is very hypocritical of the NFL to not take the players’ opinions into account, yet on the biggest stage every week, PFF rankings are underneath every starter’s name just as they take the field. Rankings that, mind you, are done by a service where very few employees have a football background.
Yet, when the players who make the league go round want to voice their true opinion, they are shunned.
Not a great look.
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