---
_id: '65499'
abstract:
- lang: eng
  text: This paper examines whether player-reported workplace quality is associated
    with team success in the National Football League (NFL). Using panel data for
    all 32 NFL teams across four seasons (2022-2025), we test whether NFLPA report
    card rankings-player evaluations of facilities, travel, medical support, coaching,
    and organizational environment-are related to regular season win percentage. Fixed
    effects models controlling for player quality, roster composition, injuries, coaching
    tenure, and past performance reveal a statistically significant within-team association
    between better player-reported workplace conditions and higher win percentages.
    However, this relationship does not persist when workplace quality is lagged,
    suggesting that player evaluations may partly reflect current team performance
    rather than predict future outcomes. These findings indicate that player evaluations
    of workplace quality are closely aligned with team success, highlighting the role
    of perception and short-run performance dynamics in a high-skill labor market
    setting.
author:
- first_name: Marius
  full_name: Protte, Marius
  id: '44549'
  last_name: Protte
  orcid: 0000-0002-7529-1186
citation:
  ama: 'Protte M. Player-Perceived Workplace Quality and Team Performance: Evidence
    from NFLPA Report Cards. Published online 2026.'
  apa: 'Protte, M. (2026). <i>Player-Perceived Workplace Quality and Team Performance:
    Evidence from NFLPA Report Cards</i>.'
  bibtex: '@article{Protte_2026, title={Player-Perceived Workplace Quality and Team
    Performance: Evidence from NFLPA Report Cards}, author={Protte, Marius}, year={2026}
    }'
  chicago: 'Protte, Marius. “Player-Perceived Workplace Quality and Team Performance:
    Evidence from NFLPA Report Cards,” 2026.'
  ieee: 'M. Protte, “Player-Perceived Workplace Quality and Team Performance: Evidence
    from NFLPA Report Cards.” 2026.'
  mla: 'Protte, Marius. <i>Player-Perceived Workplace Quality and Team Performance:
    Evidence from NFLPA Report Cards</i>. 2026.'
  short: M. Protte, (2026).
date_created: 2026-04-27T12:05:47Z
date_updated: 2026-04-27T12:11:54Z
jel:
- J24
- M54
- L83
- J28
keyword:
- NFL team performance
- NFLPA report cards
- player satisfaction
- organizational environment
- non-pecuniary compensation
language:
- iso: eng
main_file_link:
- url: https://ssrn.com/abstract=6653658
publication_status: published
status: public
title: 'Player-Perceived Workplace Quality and Team Performance: Evidence from NFLPA
  Report Cards'
type: preprint
user_id: '44549'
year: '2026'
...