Seattle Seahawks Report Card 2023

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Overview

The Seattle Seahawks ranked 11^th in the team guide. The club scored well in most of the areas reviewed with the most positive feedback resulting from a nice facility with plenty of space. The Seahawks have a very nice locker room, a good weight room and earned positive reviews on their cafeteria.

There are just two areas where player respondents believe that they lag compared with most of the league: staffing their training room and team travel. In short, there is a desire to have more staff support player training and recovery, and also improve on making travel more comfortable for players, as they are one of only seven teams that do not offer players first class flights – the only exception being after road victories.

With the facility scoring well, it is no surprise that 93% of players believe Seahawks ownership is willing to invest money in upgrading the facilities.

Breakdown of Key Categories

Support of Players' Families: Ranked 9th

• They offer a family room and daycare

Post-Game Gathering Area: Ranked 8th

Quality of food: Ranked 10th

• Quality of food is good, and club provides all three meals

96% of players feel there is enough room in the cafeteria

The players are happy with their weight room

• 95% of respondents believe there are enough strength coaches

• When asked about “Strength Coaches adding to their success,” they ranked 17^th in the NFL. 17^th sounds average, but that is because most teams rated their strength coaches positively. The Seahawks players gave overall high marks to the strength staff, which is why the overall grade is still high.
• 91% of players believe they receive an individual plan (Ranked 23rd).

Staffing

• 82% feel they have enough ATCs (9^th worst in the league)
• 80% feel they have enough PTs

Steam Room/Sauna

• There is a steam room (100% feel its big enough)
• There is a sauna (75% feel its big enough)

Tubs

• 61% of players feel they have enough hot tub space (Ranked 24^th)
• 79% of players feel they have enough cold tub space (Ranked 16^th)

• When asked about the “training staff adding to their success” they ranked tied for 22nd in the NFL. 22nd sounds below average, but that is because most teams rated their training staffs positively. The Seahawks players gave relatively high marks to the strength staff, which is why the overall grade is still high

Players feel like they have a very nice locker room

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

72% of players feel like they have enough room to spread out

• No roommates
• No first class seats (only after some road victories)
• One of only seven teams that do not offer first-class seats to players
• Seahawks almost always rank high in miles traveled for games during the season

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.