Steelers' Art Rooney II dismisses poor NFLPA report card results, labels survey as 'media opportunity'

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The NFL Players Association has released the second edition of its team report cards. The report anonymously asks players across the league to weigh in on their particular team's working conditions.

Everything from the weight room, locker room, and how a players' family is treated on game days is included in the survey. It included feedback from 1,706 players throughout the league – which equates to more than a 77% response rate, a significant increase from last year’s 60%. 

In a note posted to the union's website earlier this month, NFLPA President JC Tretter explained that the goal of the survey is not only to highlight the positives of each club but to also identify areas of improvement and educate its members. Some team owners have chosen to use the report to identify areas that need to be addressed, while others have taken a more dismissive approach. 

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Pittsburgh Steelers owner Art Rooney II looks on before a game against the Cleveland Browns at FirstEnergy Stadium on October 31, 2021 in Cleveland, Ohio. (Nick Cammett/Getty Images)

Pittsburgh Steelers owner Art Rooney II is among the owners who does not appear to be putting much stock in where his team ranks in the survey. The Steelers came in at the 28th spot out of a possible 32 in this year's report card. 

In fact, Rooney seemed to attempt to undermine the survey by questioning the NFLPA's motivation for conducting the report.

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"It doesn't get presented to us, it gets presented to the media, so as far as I'm concerned it's a media