Jets’ Woody Johnson leads NFL’s successful push to end NFLPA team report cards originally appeared on The Sporting News. Click here to add Sports News as your go-to source.
Shortly after the 2025 NFL season ended, the league made a big announcement, especially for the players.
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As ESPN’s Adam Schefter shared, the NFL sent a memo declaring the NFLPA’s “team transcripts” to be in violation of the CBA and terminating the release of those transcripts. That’s unfortunate for the players because these transcripts do lead to changes.
As ESPN’s Seth Wickersham and Don Van Natta Jr. reported in November 2025, New York Jets owner Woody Johnson was behind the push to end the roster. Now, with this latest decision, Johnson and the NFL prevail, ending the public transcript.
Jets owner Woody Johnson backs NFL to end team’s record
Wickersham and Van Natta said Johnson had questions about “how they collected the information (and) from whom.”
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Johnson, whose Jets ranked 29th in the NFLPA’s report card last season and was the NFL’s 32nd-ranked “F” owner, called those report cards “completely false.”
These public transcripts help provide a clear picture of team facilities and how these NFL teams operate before, during and after game day.
Closing these transcripts is a heavy blow to the NFLPA after the impact they had on improving players’ lives.
These report cards have had an impact and have gone a long way in helping players receive improved facilities and treatment. But now, with report cards no longer in play, the problems beneath the surface will remain hidden.
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Johnson was the leading voice in ending the report card after being the only owner in the NFL to receive an “F” grade in the survey last season.
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The NFLPA’s report card shared the reason Johnson received such a low grade: “The Jets’ ownership grade dropped from a B- to an F, with Woody Johnson receiving the league’s lowest grade for his contribution to a positive team culture.”
Another noteworthy excerpt from last year’s survey was “Players felt management’s response to feedback made the situation worse.”
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The example they provided was food programs. The Jets responded to the previous year’s low food ratings by cutting their food budget and firing their top-rated nutritionist, according to the NFLPA’s report card.
That issue (a C- for the food/dining area), along with other issues like a D+ in the locker room, a C in the training room and training staff, and Johnson’s F grade, resulted in the Jets ranking 29th in what is now the latest public report card.
Those transcripts brought about positive change for the players, and now the NFL has won a petition to end them, thanks in part to Woody Johnson’s efforts to end the NFLPA’s public transcripts.
