Stephen Dubner

And number three, if you're really ambitious, leave us a review or rating on your podcast app. Thanks in advance. We'll be right back. So, according to a recent survey conducted by the NFL Players Union, many pro football teams are not such great places to work. We reached out to all 32 teams asking for an interview with their owner or president. Nine never responded.

And number three, if you're really ambitious, leave us a review or rating on your podcast app. Thanks in advance. We'll be right back. So, according to a recent survey conducted by the NFL Players Union, many pro football teams are not such great places to work. We reached out to all 32 teams asking for an interview with their owner or president. Nine never responded.

21 declined, with one communications director asking why we thought he would ever let us speak with his boss about this topic. In the end, two teams did agree to speak. Not surprisingly, they were the top two teams in the player survey. This is Mark Wilf, owner-president of the Minnesota Vikings. So, Mark, congratulations on acing the NFLPA's reporter card.

21 declined, with one communications director asking why we thought he would ever let us speak with his boss about this topic. In the end, two teams did agree to speak. Not surprisingly, they were the top two teams in the player survey. This is Mark Wilf, owner-president of the Minnesota Vikings. So, Mark, congratulations on acing the NFLPA's reporter card.

21 declined, with one communications director asking why we thought he would ever let us speak with his boss about this topic. In the end, two teams did agree to speak. Not surprisingly, they were the top two teams in the player survey. This is Mark Wilf, owner-president of the Minnesota Vikings. So, Mark, congratulations on acing the NFLPA's reporter card.

You can keep an A grade, the number one ranking on this report card for, let's say, 10 years, but not win a Super Bowl. Would that be worth it? I mean, maybe winning isn't everything. Maybe treating people well is in the long run more important.

You can keep an A grade, the number one ranking on this report card for, let's say, 10 years, but not win a Super Bowl. Would that be worth it? I mean, maybe winning isn't everything. Maybe treating people well is in the long run more important.

You can keep an A grade, the number one ranking on this report card for, let's say, 10 years, but not win a Super Bowl. Would that be worth it? I mean, maybe winning isn't everything. Maybe treating people well is in the long run more important.

Garfinkel is the top lieutenant to Stephen Ross, the real estate developer who is majority owner of the Dolphins.

Garfinkel is the top lieutenant to Stephen Ross, the real estate developer who is majority owner of the Dolphins.

Garfinkel is the top lieutenant to Stephen Ross, the real estate developer who is majority owner of the Dolphins.

So congratulations on doing so well on this NFL team report card. What was your first response when you saw your grades?

So congratulations on doing so well on this NFL team report card. What was your first response when you saw your grades?

So congratulations on doing so well on this NFL team report card. What was your first response when you saw your grades?

The Dolphins got an A or A-plus in every one of the eight categories except for the treatment of families. That grade was a C-plus, with some players saying they didn't get enough passes to the postgame area. But otherwise, great reviews. Not coincidentally, the Dolphins recently opened a new $135 million practice facility.

The Dolphins got an A or A-plus in every one of the eight categories except for the treatment of families. That grade was a C-plus, with some players saying they didn't get enough passes to the postgame area. But otherwise, great reviews. Not coincidentally, the Dolphins recently opened a new $135 million practice facility.

The Dolphins got an A or A-plus in every one of the eight categories except for the treatment of families. That grade was a C-plus, with some players saying they didn't get enough passes to the postgame area. But otherwise, great reviews. Not coincidentally, the Dolphins recently opened a new $135 million practice facility.

Long before they broke ground, Garfinkel says he and Ross toured a bunch of other football facilities, including college facilities, which tend to be extra deluxe since colleges can't use actual money to recruit players.

Long before they broke ground, Garfinkel says he and Ross toured a bunch of other football facilities, including college facilities, which tend to be extra deluxe since colleges can't use actual money to recruit players.

Long before they broke ground, Garfinkel says he and Ross toured a bunch of other football facilities, including college facilities, which tend to be extra deluxe since colleges can't use actual money to recruit players.