The NFLPA’s report cards gave the football world plenty to talk about this week.
The second annual report from the NFLPA gave NFL fans and insiders plenty to think about as findings shed light on how good some teams are and how nasty others can be behind the scenes.
One team in the AFC North needs to spend some money fixing things and quickly.
Grading across a band of 11 categories, it showed that the Cincinnati Bengals moved up one spot this year, from a 27th ranking to 26th. The Bengals received failing grades in three categories: Treatment of families, food/cafeteria, and nutritionist/dietician.
The report card also noted issues in the locker room, saying about half of the showers don’t work correctly and there are consistent plumbing issues.
“The locker room is another major issue for the players,” the Cincinnati Enquirer said. “Approximately 50% of the showers don’t work; they either don’t provide warm water or there isn’t enough water pressure. They face consistent plumbing issues that limit the amount of functioning toilets the players can use.”
The NFLPA said the Bengals are one of four teams in the league that don’t offer a family room or daycare for player’s families on game days and they are also the only team that closes their cafeteria on players’ off days, despite players still using the facility.
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The report also revealed the team did start to provide three meals a day on Wednesdays this year but remains one of two teams in the league that don’t provide three meals every day.
That is shameful, especially for a team that went to back-to-back AFC Championship games and one Super Bowl appearance.
Overall, the Bengals received a D+ in the locker room category, a B+ for the training room, training staff, and weight room categories.
