Jets' Woody Johnson Rips 'Totally Bogus' 'F' Grade in 2025 NFLPA Survey

New York Jets owner Woody Johnson called the newest installment of the NFLPA's annual survey "totally bogus" after the franchise was graded particularly harshly.

"My first read is I think it's totally bogus," Johnson told reporters Monday. "But we want to get better every day. I want to be No. 1 in everything."

The Jets ranked 29th overall in the 2025 report card and received an "F" grade for their ownership.

The summary stated Jets players believe Johnson "does not contribute to a positive team culture" and only "is somewhat committed to building a competitive team."

"They also cite perceived top leadership issues, with some describing issues as 'top-down problems,'" the report card said. "The Jets' ownership grade dropped from a B- to an F, with Woody Johnson receiving the league's lowest owner score for contributing to a positive team culture."

Johnson elaborated Monday his contention stems with the way in which the exercise was conducted.

"How they collected the information, who they collected it from," he said when asked about his specific disagreement. "It's supposed to be a process where we have representatives and they have representatives so we know it's an honest survey. And that was violated in my opinion. So I'll leave it at that. But there's a lot of owners that looked at this survey and said this is not fair, not balanced, it's not every player, it's not even representative of the players."

Whether the NFLPA survey is "bogus" or not, it reinforced a lot of concerns from outside of the organization.

Despite having star quarterback Aaron Rodgers back healthy, New York went 5-12 in 2024 and missed the playoffs for the 14th straight year. Head coach Robert Saleh was fired in October, and general manager Joe Douglas followed him out the door in November.

The coup de grâce came in December, when The Athletic's Zack Rosenblatt, Dianna Russini and Michael Silver dropped a withering story outlining why things spiraled so badly.

A good chunk of blame was laid at the doorstep of Johnson, who was described as "over-involved" and "impulsive" based on interviews with more than 20 people. The Athletic report said another opinion is that the owner is "consumed with the public perception of his franchise, sometimes at the expense of on-the-field success."

When it comes to his response on Monday, Johnson was kind of stuck between a rock and a hard place.

Especially in the New York media market, the 77-year-old would've been mocked mercilessly if he came out and said something to the extent of, "Yes, I probably was the worst owner in the NFL."

At the same time, him calling the report card "bogus" gives the impression he doesn't think there's an underlying problem within the franchise.