Report Card 2025
New Orleans Saints

The Saints provide daycare during home games. They are one of 10 teams that do not offer a family room during home games.

• Players rate the post-game family area 8.91 out of 10, ranking them 4 out of 32 teams.
• The players feel that the team organizes family events a couple of times throughout the year, which ranks 30 out of 32 teams.

It is important to note that the Saints’ new cafeteria was being built throughout most of the season and opened in December after the surveys were completed. The expectation is that this score will improve next season, once the players are able to experience it.

• The New Orleans Saints rate the taste of their team’s food 6.44 out of 10, a ranking of 29 out of 32.
• They rate the freshness of their food 6.68 out of 10, a ranking of 31 out of 32.
• The players rate their dining area 5.67 out of 10, ranking it 32 out of 32 NFL team dining areas.

The Saints are one of 2 teams that do not provide three meals a day throughout the week.

• 82% of players report that they get an individualized nutrition plan, ranking the Saints 20 out of 32 teams.
• The players feel their team dietician is very accessible, a ranking of 18 out of 32.

The players are very complimentary of their dietician and believe the issues with the food program are related to their third-party food vendor.

• 97% of players feel they have enough room in their individual lockers, a ranking of 3 out of 32.
• 97% of players feel the locker room size is adequate, ranking the Saints 11 out of 32 teams.

• 91% of Saints players believe they have enough full-time trainers, ranking them 13 out of 32 teams.
• 88% of players feel they have enough full-time physical therapists, a rank of 9 out of 32.
• 97% of players feel they have enough hot tub space, a rank of 5 out of 32.
• 100% of players feel they have enough cold tub space, one of four teams with a perfect score.

• 88% of Saints players report that they receive enough one-on-one training treatment, ranking them 15 out of 32 teams.
• The players feel that their training staff moderately contributes to their overall success, ranking them 9 of 32.

• The players feel their weight room equipment is high quality, ranking them 12 out of 32 teams.
• The players feel that they have an adequate amount of space to train in their weight room, a ranking of 16 out of 32.

• 94% of players report that they get an individualized training plan from their strength coaching staff, ranking the team 17 out of 32.
• The players feel that their strength coaches significantly contribute to their overall success, a rank of 7 out of 32 teams.

• 94% of the Saints players report having a comfortable amount of personal space on team flights, ranking them 9 out of 32.
• The players feel that their team travel schedule is somewhat efficient, a rank of 6 out of 32 teams.

• 90% of Saints players feel their former head coach Dennis Allen was efficient with their time, a rank of 23 out of 32.
• Players feel Allen was moderately receptive to locker room feedback on the team’s needs, ranking him 28 of 32 head coaches in the league.

• Owner Gayle Benson’s average rating for perceived willingness to invest in the facilities is 9.31 out of 10 from the Saints players, a ranking of 8 out of 32 owners in the league.
• The players feel that Benson significantly contributes to a positive team culture, a rank of 12 out of 32.
• The players feel that Benson is extremely committed to building a competitive team, a rank of 15 of the 32 NFL owners.