INDIANAPOLIS — Each season, the NFLPA calculates grades of every NFL franchise based on surveys completed by players.
Graded categories range from how players’ families are treated to the training rooms where rehabilitation and recovery take place.
NBC Sports Bay Area obtained the results for the San Francisco 49ers:
Treatment of families: B
Home game field: A-
Team travel: C+
Food/dining area: A
Nutritionist/dietician: B+
Locker room: B
Training room: C-
Training Staff: C-
Weight Room: A
Strength Coaches: A
Position Coaches: A-
Offensive Coordinator: A-
Defensive Coordinator: A
Special Teams Coordinator: B+
Head Coach: A-
General Manager: A-
Team Ownership: A-
ESPN had further information regarding the fourth survey, which polled 1,759 players, including noting that the Miami Dolphins received the highest grades, while the Pittsburgh Steelers were ranked at the very bottom.
The 49ers’ grades show high marks in several categories but room for improvement in a few areas, including the training room and training staff, which both received higher marks after the 2024 season:
Treatment of families: B+
Food/dining area: A
Nutritionist/dietician: B+
Locker room: B
Training room: B-
Training staff: B-
Weight room: A-
Strength coaches: A
Team travel: A-
Head coach: A
Team ownership: A-
The NFLPA had previously made the survey results public, but the league filed a grievance in November and won, forcing the union to keep the results private. Clearly, the ruling did not prevent the information from going public.