J.C. Tretter

We ask the players, do they think their owner is willing to invest money to make the facilities better? And I think the teams at the bottom, that number tracked being down there. You don't have to knock down walls, but it's, are you willing to invest money the money necessary to make the changes necessary to fix the issues you have.

We ask the players, do they think their owner is willing to invest money to make the facilities better? And I think the teams at the bottom, that number tracked being down there. You don't have to knock down walls, but it's, are you willing to invest money the money necessary to make the changes necessary to fix the issues you have.

We ask the players, do they think their owner is willing to invest money to make the facilities better? And I think the teams at the bottom, that number tracked being down there. You don't have to knock down walls, but it's, are you willing to invest money the money necessary to make the changes necessary to fix the issues you have.

Like for Cincinnati, to rewire the locker room to make sure there's outlets there is not that costly. For Washington, there was complaints that there's poor drainage in the showers. So the guys are literally standing in The water that's been run off from the guy next to him who's showering the dirt and the blood and the sweat like these aren't knock the walls down and build a new facility.

Like for Cincinnati, to rewire the locker room to make sure there's outlets there is not that costly. For Washington, there was complaints that there's poor drainage in the showers. So the guys are literally standing in The water that's been run off from the guy next to him who's showering the dirt and the blood and the sweat like these aren't knock the walls down and build a new facility.

Like for Cincinnati, to rewire the locker room to make sure there's outlets there is not that costly. For Washington, there was complaints that there's poor drainage in the showers. So the guys are literally standing in The water that's been run off from the guy next to him who's showering the dirt and the blood and the sweat like these aren't knock the walls down and build a new facility.

Let's get a plumber in there and fix it.

Let's get a plumber in there and fix it.

Let's get a plumber in there and fix it.

And when they're making these decisions about where they're going to spend potentially the rest of their career, they should know what they're getting into. I talked to a lot of guys as we did this survey, and I said like, hey, you know, your team's one of the worst graded teams. Did you know that before you signed? And they're like, no, and I got here and now I feel trapped.

And when they're making these decisions about where they're going to spend potentially the rest of their career, they should know what they're getting into. I talked to a lot of guys as we did this survey, and I said like, hey, you know, your team's one of the worst graded teams. Did you know that before you signed? And they're like, no, and I got here and now I feel trapped.

And when they're making these decisions about where they're going to spend potentially the rest of their career, they should know what they're getting into. I talked to a lot of guys as we did this survey, and I said like, hey, you know, your team's one of the worst graded teams. Did you know that before you signed? And they're like, no, and I got here and now I feel trapped.

The quality of care is poor and the facilities are poor and I'm stuck here.

The quality of care is poor and the facilities are poor and I'm stuck here.

The quality of care is poor and the facilities are poor and I'm stuck here.

Yeah, and again, most of our guys aren't making that. So you start looking for differentiators. And those guys, those minimum salary guys are the lunch pail hard hat guys of your team, the special teams guys, the offensive linemen, the backups that make the team work. Those guys are looking at it and saying, like, hold on, I'm going to get the same dollar amount from every team.

Yeah, and again, most of our guys aren't making that. So you start looking for differentiators. And those guys, those minimum salary guys are the lunch pail hard hat guys of your team, the special teams guys, the offensive linemen, the backups that make the team work. Those guys are looking at it and saying, like, hold on, I'm going to get the same dollar amount from every team.

Yeah, and again, most of our guys aren't making that. So you start looking for differentiators. And those guys, those minimum salary guys are the lunch pail hard hat guys of your team, the special teams guys, the offensive linemen, the backups that make the team work. Those guys are looking at it and saying, like, hold on, I'm going to get the same dollar amount from every team.

What are the other variables I can look at? And before it was, what do I think of the area, like the city, like how close is it to my family? And now it's like, hold on, I'm not going to go to a team that has weight room floors peeling up and charges me for dinner. I'm going to go someplace else.

What are the other variables I can look at? And before it was, what do I think of the area, like the city, like how close is it to my family? And now it's like, hold on, I'm not going to go to a team that has weight room floors peeling up and charges me for dinner. I'm going to go someplace else.