Cardinals Show Improvement in New NFLPA Report Card

The Arizona Cardinals still rank near the bottom of the league, though improvements were made.

INDIANAPOLIS -- The 2024 NFLPA Report Cards are out, and the Arizona Cardinals made vast improvements from just one year ago. 

Last season, the Cardinals ranked near the bottom of the league after receiving failing marks in categories such as treatment of families, nutrition, weight room, training room and locker room.

Across the board, they were one of the worst-graded teams - by players around the NFL - from top to bottom. 

2023 did see them do well in categories such as strength staff, training staff and travel. 

2024 saw improvements across the board with the following grades:

Treatment of families: D+
Food/cafeteria: D
Nutritionist/dietician: C
Locker room: F
Training room: C-
Training staff: B
Weight room: C-
Strength coaches: C+
Team travel: C+
Head coach: A-
Owner: F

The Cardinals finished No. 27 overall in the league - which is an improvement, but still leaves plenty of work to go. 

Arizona finished no higher than No. 15 in any category. They finished 25th or worse in seven of eleven categories.

More from the NFLPA on Arizona:

"Despite the fact that the Arizona Cardinals rank near the bottom of the Report Cards this year, it is important to note the club made improvements from last season, which increased their grade across multiple categories. Notable upgrades from last season include providing a daycare and small family room, and they stopped the practice of charging players for dinner. The club also upgraded their weight room with new equipment and replaced the hazardous floor from last season. 

"The underlying issue here is the facility itself - ratings of the size of the locker room, training room and weight room rank among the lowest in the league, with players comparing it more to an office building than a premier athletic training facility. 

"The responding players’ belief in club owner Michael Bidwill’s willingness to invest in the facilities remains low in comparison to the rest of the league, but it is significantly higher than last year given some of the upgrades. Additional upgrades and changes, such as greater variety in the cafeteria and renovating/expanding their locker room, as noted in the sections below, would instill more confidence going into next year."