Cardinals finish 31st in 2026 NFLPA report card, per report

The Arizona Cardinals reportedly finished 31st in the annual report cards created by the NFL Players Association, according to ESPN’s Kalyn Kahler.

It’s a one-spot improvement from Arizona’s last-place finish the year prior.

A look at how the Cardinals did in the 17 categories evaluated:

– Treatment of families: D+
– Home game field: B
– Food/dining area: C-
– Nutritionist/dietician: B
– Locker room: F-
– Training room: D+
– Training staff: B-
– Weight room: D+
– Strength coaches: B-
– Position coaches: B+
– Offensive coordinator: B-
– Defensive coordinator: C+
– Special teams coordinator: B
– Team travel: C+
– Head coach: B+
– General manager: B
– Team ownership: F

Kahler adds 1,759 NFL players provided input on the report cards. They were polled from Nov. 2 to Dec. 11 of last year.

Since the report cards were first created, the Cardinals have never ranked better than 27th:

2023: 31st
2024: 27th
2025: 32nd
2026: 31st

In previous years, the report cards were posted with details to the NFLPA website and included plenty of breakdowns from team owner to cafeteria.

This time around, however, the report cards are now internal after the NFL won a grievance filed against the NFLPA to not make the scores public.

Despite the ruling, the NFLPA still gathered responses from players internally.

“The ruling upholds our right to survey players and share the results with players and clubs. While we strongly disagree with the restriction on making those results public, that limitation does not stop the program or its impact,” the NFLPA statement said on Feb. 13. “Players will continue to receive the results, and teams will continue to hear directly from their locker rooms.

“Importantly, the arbitrator rejected the NFL’s characterization of the process, finding the Team Report Cards to be fair, balanced and increasingly positive over time. Our methodology is sound. The team report cards exist to serve players. That mission remains unchanged. We will continue working to ensure players’ experiences are heard, respected, and acted on — by their teams, by their union, and wherever else possible.”

Arizona’s locker room amenities have been a primary sore spot since the report cards were first created. They again received a F- in this year’s report card. As for head coach, which was a category added in 2024, Arizona saw no less than a B+ with Jonathan Gannon running the show the past three years. Gannon was fired this offseason and replaced by head coach Mike LaFleur.

Arizona is planning to open a new performance facility and team headquarters with a target date to open in summer 2028 after the team breaks for training camp.

The move will replace the team’s current practice facility in Tempe.

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