The Miami Dolphins have extended their streak of ranking first in player satisfaction from the NFL Players Association annual player survey reports. 

Players have been surveyed for the past four years and grade NFL teams are graded in several categories, including coaches and ownership, locker room condition, food and nutrition, weight room, training staff, treatment of families and travel accommodations. Grades range from A+ to F- each team is ranked from 1 to 32 in each category. 

"Players consistently describe the organization as 'the best in the NFL,'" the survey said of the Dolphins in the survey, results of which were procured by ESPN. 

Also repeating at the top of the rankings behind the Dolphins are the Minnesota Vikings at second. The Washington Commanders moved up from 11th in 2025 to third this year. Ranking last in this year's rankings are the Pittsburgh Steelers, dropping from 28th a year ago. Just above Pittsburgh among the bottom three are the Arizona Cardinals and Cleveland Browns at 30 and 29, respectively. (The Cardinals were last in 2025.) 

"[Steelers owner] Art Rooney ranks last in the league for willingness to invest in facilities, a trend reflected in the Steelers' poor facility ratings across the board," according to the survey results. The Steelers' locker room received an F grade, complaining that "only five stalls are available for the entire team." 

The Steelers also graded last in "home field," a new category added to this year's survey. 

"Players cite inadequate maintenance and excessive wear from hosting local college and high school games," said the survey results. "Players across the league note the poor condition of the field and emphasize the need for investment to bring it up to standard."

Pittsburgh's Acrisure Stadium hosts University of Pittsburgh football games, in addition to local high school games. 

Additionally, the Steelers' training room and strength coaches ranked poorly. However, the team's training staff ranked first among NFL teams.

Unlike the previous three years of the survey, the NFLPA did not release team report cards publicly after the NFL won a grievance arguing that the surveys violated the collective bargaining agreement by "disparaging [league] clubs and individuals." 

Responding to the ruling by an arbitrator, the union said that the surveys were "not going away." An NFL spokesperson told ESPN that the league had no knowledge of the survey results this year. 

New York Jets team owner Woody Johnson was outspoken against the NFLPA report cards after his team ranked 29th in last year's survey. He argued that the surveys violated the agreement between teams and players and questioned whether the results were an accurate representation of player opinions. Those were the arguments that the NFL made in its grievance against the players' union. 

Just over a year after he suffered a torn Achilles, New Orleans Pelicans guard Dejounte Murray is ready to return. 

Murray, 29, is listed as available on the NBA injury report for Tuesday's matchup with the Golden State Warriors. The nine-year veteran ruptured his Achilles on Jan. 31, 2025, suffering the injury on a non-contact play versus the Boston Celtics during which he lunged for the ball then immediately fell to the court. 

Murray was in his first season with New Orleans after being acquired from the Atlanta Hawks for Dyson Daniels, Larry Nance Jr. and two first-round picks. He also missed 17 games with a broken hand earlier in the season, limiting him to 31 games overall. 

The Pelicans are slogging through a season that has them second-to-last in the Western Conference (and fourth-worst in the NBA) at 16-42. With 24 games remaining, some might question Murray returning. But tanking doesn't serve much purpose for the Pelicans after trading this year's first-round selection to the Hawks to move up to select Derik Queen. 

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Murray also wants to see some game action after being sidelined for more than a year.

"I'm here, I love New Orleans, I love the people. This is the reason I'm coming back," Murray said to Pelicans Film Room on Monday. 

"I'm not one of those guys like, I'm paid, I could get an extra 6-7 months, or our team is 14th in the West,'" he added. "There are a lot of excuses for a chump to say, 'No, I ain't playing.' I am the opposite of that."

Murray will likely be on a minutes restriction as he works his way back. Pelicans interim head coach James Borrego didn't say for certain how much Murray might play, but praised him for wanting to get on the court. 

"It speaks to his character, that he cares," Borrego said, via the Associated Press. "I'm not saying that everybody coming off this injury would even play right now. This kid wants to play. He wants to be out there on the floor. He wants to compete. He wants to be out there with his teammates. He wants to win."

During his eight NBA seasons, Murray has averaged 15.5 points, 5.8 rebounds, 5.4 assists and 1.5 steals per game playing for the San Antonio Spurs, Hawks and Pelicans. He missed the entire 2018-19 season with a torn ACL suffered during the preseason.