"An arbitrator found that the report cards violated the Collective Bargaining Agreement by "disparaging NFL clubs and individuals." According to the memo, the arbitrator found through hearings with the NFLPA's witness and counsel that the report cards were "designed by the union to advance its interests under the guise of a scientific exercise." The NFLPA refused to produce data related to previous surveys, and the union's witness and counsel admitted the union "cherry-picked" topics and responses to include in the report cards."
"The memo also stated that players had no role in the commentary included with the report cards and that it was written by union staffers, and the union chose which anonymous player quotes to use or exclude. The arbitrator also found that the union applied the weight to each topic and directly impacted the final alphabetical grades for each organization."
"The NFLPA has conducted and distributed the results of anonymous player surveys since 2023, but the league filed its grievance to stop the practice in the fall saying it violated the agreement clause that states NFL owners and the union must "use reasonable efforts to curtail public comments by club personnel or players which express criticism of any club, its coach, or its operation and policy.""
An arbitrator found the NFLPA's player report cards violated the Collective Bargaining Agreement by disparaging NFL clubs and individuals. Hearings determined the report cards were designed to advance the union's interests under the guise of a scientific exercise. The NFLPA refused to produce prior survey data, and its witness and counsel admitted to cherry-picking topics and responses. Players had no role in the commentary, which staffers wrote, and the union selected which anonymous player quotes to include. The union applied weights to topics that directly affected final alphabetical grades. The league will continue direct player feedback and collaborate on a medical-care survey.
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