An NFL Players Association survey revealed Wednesday that the Tampa Bay Buccaneers charged some of their players to not have roommates during road trips.
According to Jonathan Jones of CBS Sports, NFLPA president JC Tretter said that Bucs players who have been in the league for four or fewer years or are not starters had to pay the team $1,750 last season in order to have their own room.
The Buccaneers were one of only three teams to receive an “F” grade for travel in the survey, along with the Washington Commanders and Tennessee Titans.
Per Jones, 1,706 NFL players were surveyed, which is nearly 76 percent of the league, and up from the 60 percent of players who were polled last year.
Overall, the Buccaneers ranked 24th out of the 32 NFL teams when averaging out 11 categories, including travel, treatment of families, food/cafeteria/nutritionist/dietician, locker room, training room, training staff, weight room, strength coaches, head coach and ownership.
The Bucs also got an “F” for the treatment of families and a “D-” for ownership. Their best score was an “A-” for strength coaches.
Despite the some of the issues players have with how the team is run, the Bucs have enjoyed enormous success in recent years.
Tampa Bay has reached the playoffs in four consecutive seasons, which is tied for the longest streak in team history, and it has won three straight division titles, which is a franchise record.
With quarterback Tom Brady leading the way, the Bucs won their second Super Bowl to conclude the 2020 season.
The 2023 campaign was their first since Brady’s retirement, but they still managed to win the NFC South with a 9-8 record, and they upset the Philadelphia Eagles in the NFC Wild Card Round of the playoffs.
