NFLPA Report Card Fallout: How the NFL Silenced Player Criticism — and What the Jets, Chiefs, and Others Were Really Saying

The National Football League has succeeded in blocking the public release of the NFL Players Association’s annual team report cards, but the ruling has still revealed key criticisms about how players view their teams. The league filed a grievance against the NFL Players Association, arguing that the report cards violated Collective Bargaining Agreement rules limiting public criticism of clubs and owners.