Jets owner Woody Johnson rips NFLPA survey as 'totally bogus' - ESPN

PALM BEACH, Fla. — New York Jets chairman Woody Johnson, the only owner to receive an F grade in the NFL Players Association annual team report card, dismissed the findings Monday, calling the survey «totally bogus.»

Johnson said he values his relationship with the players and their opinions, but he questioned the integrity of the poll. Asked what was bogus about it, he replied, «The whole thing.»

It was a survey of 1,695 players who graded their respective teams in various categories. It was released Feb. 26. The NFLPA was critical of the Jets' top leadership and culture.

Johnson, speaking to reporters at the annual league meeting, took issue with «how they collected the information [and] who they collected it from. [It] was supposed to be according to the agreement we have with the league. It's supposed to be a process [where] we have representatives, and they have representatives, so we know that it's an honest survey.

»And that was violated, in my opinion. I'm going to leave it at that, but I think there are a lot of owners that looked at that survey and said this is not fair, it's not balanced, it's not every player, it's not even representative of the players."

The Jets' overall ranking, based on grades in 11 categories, was 29th — a drop from 21st in 2023.

«We want to get better every day in every category,» Johnson said. «We want to be No. 1 in everything. All of our people do.… If there are areas we can improve — and I think there are always areas we can improve, not because of this bogus report — we're going to do it.»

The NFLPA, on its website, explains the methodology, saying it used research experts from an independent group to provide guidance on best practices for conducting the survey. It was administered