Owner Robert Kraft is taking the Patriots’ poor ratings on their yearly NFLPA report card seriously.
The Patriots received low scores for their treatment of families (F-) due to the absence of gameday daycare, weight room (F) and ownership (D+). Kraft discussed the report card for the first time on Tuesday at the NFL Annual Meeting.
“I must say, I didn’t realize how bad it was,” Kraft stated. “We have developed a plan to build a completely new facility next to ours. This has been talked about with the leadership team, and it will cost over $50 million. We need to fix everything. I wasn’t aware of the daycare problem. That’s something we can address. The players are essential to the business. I would be very surprised if that didn’t improve. This was addressed during the fifth week of the season.”
The Patriots did not rank higher than 15th in any area of the league. They got a D in team travel, a C- in locker room and strength coaches, and a C in the training room. Their best ratings were in food/cafeteria, nutritionist/dietician and head coach, all B-minuses.
