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'We're Worried About Them' - Anonymous Bengals Players Offer More Insight on Team's Family Treatment

Originally posted on Cincinnati Bengals on SI
By Russell Heltman | Last updated Jun 23, 2025 7:16 AM ET

ESPN's Ben Baby spoke to a couple of anonymous Bengals players this offseason on the lack of family amenities provided to them by the team on game day.

The comments appeared in a feature story by Sarah Barshop, calling the Bengals operation a "S*** show" for the family dynamic. Cincinnati was the lowest-graded team in the NFL this past season in its treatment of families. All of those marks came via the NFLPA Team Report Card.

"They have that tent out there, but it's a s--t show and it's cold and it's not inside," one player said about the postgame meeting area for families at the stadium.

Another player is worried about his young family having to be in long lines in public without him to watch over them.

"Just different things where they can make it more convenient for our families, especially when the husband's not there," the veteran noted to ESPN. "We're worried about them. I think it would be easier for us if we had certain things for families, we don't have to worry about it."

The Bengals can't go lower than the F- grade it got from the NFLPA for treatment of families in February. All in all, they ranked 24th in the NFLPA report card grading in general.

Check out all of those marks here.