Eagles receive a surprisingly low ranking on NFLPA report card
The Philadelphia Eagles may be the gold standard to some, but to the NFLPA that may not be the case.
In the inaugural NFL Players Association year-end report cards, the Philadelphia Eagles didn't do nearly as well as many would have believed.
Despite going to the Super Bowl, the Eagles ranked 14th out of 32 in the NFLPA's report card rankings. Meaning that if team owner Jeffrey Lurie wants to continue landing top-end talent, he may be forced to make some upgrades and changes.
The report could serve as a major selling point in free agency if an organization lands top scores. But the Eagles need to do some work before they start trotting out their NFLPA report card before any pending free agents.
The full breakdown for the Eagles is actually quite interesting. Take a look:
Where Philadelphia landed a boost in its scores was in the support staff, training staff, and strength coaches.
Impressive enough, head coach Nick Sirianni is ranked as one of the most player-friendly coaches in the league. While Lurie ranks 8th in the NFL, with 97% of the players believing he is willing to upgrade the facility.
The bugaboo for the Eagles' biggest issue, however, is the travel and treatment of families.
The report reads:
"The major concerns expressed by player respondents relate to the team’s treatment of the players and their families. They do not provide a family room for players’ families at the stadium, unlike most of the other clubs. Despite not offering this to players, they do have a family room for the family members of coaches and football operations staff. The air travel also stands out as an area where players felt there could be improvement: only 51% of players feel like they have enough room to spread out, and they are one of just eight teams in the league that do not offer their players first class seats. Players also feel that the facilities can improve – less than half of the team feel like they have enough hot and cold tub space."
According to the NFLPA, 1,300 out of the NFL’s 2,200 players took part in the confidential survey. At the bottom of the list were franchises fans could expect to be there: the Commanders (32), followed by the Cardinals (31), the Chargers (30), the Super Bowl champion Chiefs (29), and Jaguars (28).
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