Los Angeles Rams Report Card 2023

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Overview

The Los Angeles Rams are ranked as the 25th best team in the league. They are currently operating from a “temporary” practice facility; however, they have not even broken ground at their “permanent” practice facility, so players expect to be working out of the current building for the foreseeable future. Players do not feel that the “temporary” facility was built to support professional athletes, and unsurprisingly, in the opinions of player respondents, it leaves a lot to be desired.

The negative feedback on the facility is somewhat offset by positive feedback about the staff. The current coach, Sean McVay, supports his players as well as any other coach in the NFL. The players also think very highly of both their training staff and their strength coaches, and 95% of players feel like club owner Stan Kroenke is willing to spend money to upgrade the facilities, ranking 13^th overall. The hope is that willingness to invest translates into a new building to support the players soon.

Breakdown of Key Categories

Support of Players' Families: Ranked 28th

• They offer a family room and daycare
• Respondents complained about a lack of communication

Post-Game Gathering Area: Ranked 20th

Quality of food: Ranked 26th

• All three meals provided

Only 29% of players say there is enough room in the cafeteria.

It is a temporary building, so they make do with what they have.

• 100% feel they have enough strength coaches

The players feel that the strength coaches go above and beyond to support them and add to their success.

• 100% of players believe they receive an individual plan (Ranked 1st)

Staffing

• 85% feel they have enough ATCs
• 87% feel they have enough PTs

Steam Room/Sauna

• They are one of only four teams that do not provide a steam room
• There is a sauna (only 54% feel it is big enough)

Tubs

• 33% of players feel they have enough hot tub space (ranked 29^th)
• 33% of players feel they have enough cold tub space (ranked 31^st)

One of the most well-respected training staffs in the league. The players feel like they significantly add to their personal success.

61% of players feel like they have enough space (Ranked 29th).

They are in a temporary building, so players feel that it was not built to properly support a professional football team.

• 72% of players feel like they have enough room to spread out
• No roommates
• Good number of first-class seats

During the last two years, the Board of Representatives has discussed ways to improve the information available to free agents making decisions about their prospective Clubs and decided to pursue the development of “Club Report Cards” that, while not a scientific survey, would report the quantitative and qualitative opinions of NFL players about their respective Clubs.

In connection with that goal, questions were sent to every player on the 2022 team rosters asking them their opinions about their Club’s facilities, certain Club personnel/coaches, and other work-related categories, such as Club’s treatment of families and team travel (players were not asked questions about any Club other than their 2022 employer). As a result of the confidential questionnaire, 1,300 players responded. There then was a qualitative follow up by the union, which resulted in the following “report card.”

The questions called for both quantitative and qualitative answers; for example: “Grade your weight room with 1 reflecting best rating, 5 reflecting lowest rating” and “What would you change about your weight room?” The numerical ratings for each sub-category of questions were tallied and averaged. The questionnaire also sought to elicit the opinion of players on some issues that have a direct impact on the quality of life for NFL players. These qualitative responses, which are inherently subjective, were reviewed and evaluated by the union and then factored into providing an overall rating that was intended to reflect player opinions.

Based upon all of this information, the rankings from Club to Club were determined by comparing how each Club graded in each category.

Finally, the Club Report Card includes an overview, which is a summary of the players’ responses and opinions about the Club workplace and specifically about how players perceived Clubs’ commitment to workplace issues.