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," Rich Cimini of ESPN reports.
Johnson said he values his relationships 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."
In the latest survey, 1,695 players graded their respective teams in various categories. The results were 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."
"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."
"If [the players] are getting bored with the food or bored with the way the place looks, let me know," he said. "I can't do anything if they don't tell me, so I think we're going to have a lot better communication with the players in terms of what they're looking at every day. Because if I was looking at the same thing every day, I might get bored with it, too."
ohnson said he doesn't believe the unflattering report card is impacting the team's ability to attract free agents. He emphasized that "the essence of the game is the players. That's what it's all about. Anything we can do to make their lives and their families better, we're going to do."
The NFLPA declined to comment on Johnson's remarks.
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