Bengals Ripped in NFLPA Survey; Treatment of Family Members 'Almost Disrespectful'

For the second straight season, the Cincinnati Bengals were ranked lowest in the NFL for their treatment of players' families in annual team report cards distributed Wednesday by the NFLPA.

The Bengals are the only team in the NFL who do not offer either daycare or a family room during home games, according to the players' union.

According to the NFLPA, one player described the Bengals' family accommodations as "almost disrespectful."

The Bengals received a grade of F- in this category. Players gave the postgame family area the worst rating in the NFL with a mark of 4.69/10, and reported the team only "rarely" organizes events for families, according to the NFLPA.

This is the second straight season during which the Bengals have received an F-minus grade for family treatment on the NFLPA season, down from an F rating in 2023.

Last year, the NFLPA reported that Bengals players wanted "somewhere better than a tent outside for families to gather after the game," "a family room to get their loved ones out of the cold" and "daycare on game days for their kids."

In 2023, the NFLPA wrote that "players report that there is nowhere safe and warm for mothers and children to go during the game, and that breastfeeding mothers have sat on the public restroom floor to nurse their babies."

The Bengals apparently have not addressed those reports adequately enough to earn an adjusted grade on this year's survey.

This year Cincinnati improved overall from No. 26 to No. 24 in the NFLPA survey rankings. After the 2024 season, the franchise received positive grades in the head coach, team travel, training staff and locker room categories but again struggled to impress players with their food and dining area and their treatment of families.