Bears players revere training staff, dump on travel, nutrition in NFLPA report card survey

The National Football League Players Association unveiled the results of an NFLPA player survey Wednesday that yielded report cards for every team across several aspects that would affect players throughout their careers.

The goal of the NFL player survey was to highlight the best practices and standards of each NFL team, as well as identify clubs that need improvement and identify teams worthy of recognition for their successes.

Ideally, the NFLPA hopes the results will not only educate NFLPA members but also lead to action where problems are prevalent in the eyes of the players.

For the Chicago Bears, there were plenty of A's on the report card, but a few poor marks left the franchise ranked 13th out of 32 teams.

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Let's take a look at the results:

Chicago Bears training room

Chicago tied for best facility in the NFL when it comes to their training room.

• Grade: A+
• Remarks: Every player was pleased with the number of hot tub and cold tub spaces, and 97% felt the team supplied enough certified athletic trainers and personal trainers. While there is a steam room and a sauna, 94% agreed the steam room was big enough and 97% said the sauna was large enough.

Chicago Bears locker room

Chicago tied for the fifth-best grade out of all 32 teams for their locker room.

• Grade: A
• Remarks: Most of the players say the franchise offers a high-end locker room, citing plenty of space by 97% of the players.

Chicago Bears weight room

Chicago comes in tied for fifth among NFL franchises for the weight room facilities.

• Grade: A
• Remarks: According to the survey, the players feel their weight room is one of the best in the league and every single player is 100% satisfied with the number of strength coaches on hand.

Chicago Bears strength coaches

The Bears tied for 17th in this category, but receive a really high grade as most players agreed that their strength coaches significantly added to their success.

• Grade: A-
• Remarks: Chicago ranked first by every player for believing that each teammate received an individualized plan.

Chicago Bears training staff

The Bears may be tied for 15th in the league here, but most teams rated their training staff well.

• Grade: A-
• Remarks: The players gave high grades for feeling like the training staff significantly adds to their success.

Chicago Bears team travel

The survey left the Bears tied for 23rd overall for travel among NFL teams.

• Grade: C-
• Remarks: While players have no roommates, Chicago is one of seven franchises that don't offer first-class seating to their players. Only 78% felt like they have enough room to spread out when traveling.

Chicago Bears treatment of families

The Bears tied for 22nd overall, finishing 25th for support of players' families and 23rd for the post-game gathering area.

• Grade: C-
• Remarks: The Bears are one of 11 teams that don't offer daycare. However, the club does provide a family room. Players expressed the club only does the minimum to make it appear the Bears are doing things for the families of players, but don't actually take care of them.

Chicago Bears food service/nutrition

About 94% say that there's enough room for players in the cafeteria, but food quality came in at No. 22, which put Chicago tied for 18th across the league.

• Grade: D+
• Remarks: Despite getting three meals a day, players had two main issues — the quality/healthiness of food prior to practices and the timing of meals.

Chris Sims is a digital producer for Gannett. Follow him on Twitter: @ChrisFSims.