Eagles and Patriots just got an 'F' from their own players for team travel after Super Bowl runs

The league’s newest “report card” just handed two recent Super Bowl teams the same ugly grade. In the NFLPA’s leaked 2026 player report cards, the New England Patriots and Philadelphia Eagles both received an F in team travel, even as they rode deep playoff runs and a recent title into the offseason.The grades come from an anonymous survey of 1,759 players taken from Nov. 2 to Dec. 11, 2025. The NFL won a grievance to stop the union from publishing the report cards this year, but the full results still landed with ESPN and other outlets before surfacing in detailed breakouts for all 32 clubs.Both franchises ended up in the same place on the travel line: flat out failing.Per the NFLPA data, the Patriots and Eagles each drew an F in the team travel category, a grouping that covers how players are moved around the country, the quality of the plane, seating, and general comfort on the road.The context is what makes it loud. The Patriots just went from four wins in 2024 to an AFC East title, a 14-3 regular season, and a trip to Super Bowl LX. They still finished only 26th of 32 overall on the report card. Their grades:Local reporting in New England has already highlighted what players are upset about. Doug Kyed of the Boston Herald, via Boston.com, noted that the Patriots’ plane again came under fire, with players describing outdated conditions, cramped space, no Wi-Fi and one calling it “borderline unsafe.”The Eagles, meanwhile, finished 20th overall, up slightly from 22nd a year ago, but they also landed another F in team travel. The Philadelphia Inquirer reported this is the second straight year players have flunked the travel setup and that past surveys included complaints about coaches getting first-class seats ahead of players on team flights.So the picture is simple: players are winning games for both franchises, but they are clearly not impressed with how those franchises move them around.League-wide report cards show Dolphins at the top, Steelers at the bottom, and travel as a real leverage point. Pull out a little more and the pattern gets sharper.Across the league, the Miami Dolphins finished first overall on the 2026 report cards, followed by the Minnesota Vikings and Washington Commanders, all with strong marks in facilities, support staff and coaching. On the other end, the Pittsburgh Steelers landed dead last at 32nd, with the Arizona Cardinals and Cleveland Browns just ahead of them.Travel is one slice of a bigger workplace picture, but it is not a throwaway category anymore. The Eagles, Patriots, Steelers and Tampa Bay Buccaneers all received failing travel grades this year. For veterans choosing where to sign and for young stars thinking about second contracts, these numbers will sit right next to money, role and scheme.That is the real headline for front offices. The NFL tried to block the NFLPA from making these report cards public. Players still got the scores out, and now two Super Bowl-level organizations are walking into free agency with an F in how they treat their roster on the road stamped next to their logo.