New Orleans Saints Report Card 2023

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Overview

The New Orleans Saints ranked as the 10^th best team in our team guide. There are some key areas where they shine, including the treatment of players when they travel and their locker room.

The most common concern for Saints players is the cafeteria, as they are only one of three teams in the NFL that do not provide three meals per day to their players, and the food is rated as the fourth worst in the NFL.

93% of the players believe that owner Gayle Benson is willing to spend money to upgrade the facility and improve things, ranking them 16^th overall in this category.

Breakdown of Key Categories

Support of Players' Families: Ranked 12th

• They have a family room
• They offer day care

Post-Game Gathering Area: Ranked 5th

Quality of food: Ranked 29th

• One of three teams that do not provide dinner; they offer a late lunch at 3pm when they practice at 12.

93% of players say there is enough room in the cafeteria.

Quality of equipment is good, but the room itself is slightly small.

• 94% feel they have enough strength coaches

Players believe that the strength coaches significantly add to their individual success.

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

Staffing

• 76% feel they have enough ATCs (3^rd worst in the league)
• 87% feel they have enough PTs

Steam Room/Sauna

• There is a steam room (100% feel it is big enough)
• There is a sauna (100% feel it is big enough)

Tubs

• 88% of players feel they have enough hot tub space
• 75% of players feel they have enough cold tub space

The players believe that the training staff significantly adds to their individual success. Most locker rooms rated their training staffs very high. Due to this reason, the Saints are tied for 15th but they still have a very high grade.

The players believe they have one of the nicest locker rooms in the NFL

• 100% of players feel like they have enough space (1st)

• 100% of players feel like they have enough room to spread out
• No roommates
• Many first-class seats for players

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.