Report Card 2025
Cincinnati Bengals

The Bengals are one of only 3 teams that do not offer daycare during home games and one of only 10 teams that do not offer a family room during home games.

The Bengals are the only team in the NFL that fails to offer one of those two benefits.

• Players rate the post-game family area 4.69 out of 10, ranking them 32 out of 32 teams.
• The players feel that their team rarely organizes family events, which ranks them 32 out of 32.

The Bengals players feel like there is little to no effort put forth when it comes to the organization’s efforts to support their families. One player describes the treatment of families as “almost disrespectful.”

• The Cincinnati Bengals rate the taste of their team’s food 4.82 out of 10, a ranking of 32 out of 32.
• They rate the freshness of their food 5.49 out of 10, a ranking of 32 out of 32.
• The players rate their dining area 5.98 out of 10, ranking it 30 out of 32 NFL team dining areas.

The Bengals players wish that more meals would be provided throughout the week. The team does not provide three meals a day and is one of only two teams in the league that do not do so.

That said, food is an area around which the team has continued to improve. Last year, the Bengals began offering dinner on Wednesdays, and this year they began offering breakfast for players who come into the facility on their off day for additional training and work.

The players hope that the team will continue to improve, bringing them closer to the standards met by most NFL teams.

• 41% of players report that they get an individualized nutrition plan, ranking the Bengals 32 out of 32 teams.
• The players feel that their team dietician is not sufficiently accessible, a ranking of 32 out of 32.

The players want their dietitian, Lindsay, to be hired as a full-time employee. Players report that she is only able to be in the building two days a week and strives to do the best she can with the very limited resources she is given. Players want her to be empowered to implement necessary changes that impact their nutrition and health.

• 98% of players feel they have enough room in their individual lockers, a ranking of 1 out of 32.
• 98% of players feel the locker room size is adequate, ranking the Bengals 8 out of 32 teams.

Players are very complimentary of the new state-of-the-art locker room built this past offseason.

• 86% of Bengals players feel they have enough full-time trainers, ranking them 20 out of 32 teams.
• 86% of players feel they have enough full-time physical therapists, a rank of 16 out of 32.
• 93% of players feel they have enough hot tub space, a rank of 12 out of 32.
• 93% of players feel they have enough cold tub space, a rank of 10 out of 32.

• 96% of Bengals players report that they receive enough one-on-one training treatment, ranking them 1 out of 32 teams.
• The players feel that their training staff moderately contributes to their overall success, ranking them 7 of 32.

• The players report that the weight room equipment is good quality, ranking them 18 out of 32 teams.
• The players feel that they have an adequate amount of space in their weight room, a ranking of 15 out of 32

• 92% of players report that they get an individualized training plan from their strength coaching staff, ranking the team 19 out of 32.
• The players feel that their strength coaches significantly contribute to their overall success, a rank of 8 out of 32 teams.

• 94% of the Bengals players feel they have a comfortable amount of personal space on team flights, ranking them 11 out of 32.
• The players feel that their team’s travel schedule is somewhat efficient, a rank of 11 out of 32 teams.

• 96% of Bengals players feel their head coach Zac Taylor is efficient with their time, a rank of 13 out of 32.
• The players feel that Taylor is highly receptive to locker room feedback on the team’s needs, ranking him 5 of 32 head coaches in the league.

• Owner Mike Brown’s average rating for perceived willingness to invest in the facilities is 7.23 out of 10 from the Bengals players, a ranking of 24 out of 32 owners in the league.
• The players feel that Brown slightly contributes to a positive team culture, a rank of 26 out of 32.
• The players report their sense that Brown is somewhat committed to building a competitive team, a rank of 28 of the 32 NFL owners.