NFLPA Report Card Ranks Buccaneers 29th among NFL Teams
· Yahoo Sports
The NFL Player Associations annual report cards are out, and the Tampa Bay Buccaneers probably won’t take much pride in how they graded out.
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This survey, which polled more than 1,700 players, asked them to rate their respective teams on just about everything from the general manager to the quality of the locker rooms, and was conducted from Nov. 2 to Dec. 11, 2025.
An arbitrator last month found (mostly) for the NFL in a case protesting disclosure of the results, ruling the players' union could not make public the survey results or the team report cards. But that decision did not bind the NFLPA's members from leaking the information -- which was recently obtained by ESPN's Kalyn Kahler.
The Bucs coaching staff and front office did OK, but everything else was sub-par, and as a result, the team finished with the fourth-worst report card in the league.
General manager Jason Licht got an A- grade, as did Todd Bowles — for his job as defensive coordinator.
Tampa’s position coaches and offensive coordinator Josh Grizzard all received Bs for their efforts in 2025. Grizzard, in his first year in the position, was fired soon after the end of the Bucs' season.
Along with Grizzard, the Bucs fired quarterbacks coach Thad Lewis, defensive line coach Charlie Strong, and cornerbacks coach Kevin Ross, while safeties coach Nick Rapone retired.
Tampa’s strength coaches received an A -- a vote of confidence from the ranks of their players. Still, the team ousted strength coach Anthony Piroli after the season.
In his role as head coach, Bowles got a B , the same grade received by three other NFL coaches. Six coaches of the 32 in the league received lower grades, ranging from B- to C-. Two coaches got a B+, two others received a perfect A+, while 18 coaches fell in the A to A- range.
Tampa’s special teams coach from last season, Thomas McGaughey, got a C+.
McCaughey was fired in the offseason and replaced by longtime special teams coach Danny Smith.
Also in the C+ category was the Bucs’ training staff and training room.
In categories related directly to Bucs ownership, Ds and Fs were everywhere. The Bucs got a solid F in team travel. The locker room? D-. The Bucs got a D for their treatment of families and a D+ for their food/dining area.
The "treatment of families" category might need clarifying. This is referring to how well a team takes care of its players' families on game days and whether the team provides daycare services and comfortable family rooms in their stadium.
Overall, the Glazer family got a D.
The worst grade of all came in the Home Game Field category.
The Raymond James Stadium playing surface got an F-. That is, worse than failing.
Tampa Bay's overall ranking improved by one place, to 29th, as the team finished 30th for the 2024 season.
What may matter most to everyone is the team's on-field performance, and although Tampa’s Super Bowl peak of 2021 feels far away at the moment, the Bucs certainly are not among the league’s four worst teams.
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