For yet another year, Pittsburgh Steelers owner Art Rooney II and his team fared unfavorably on the NFLPA’s report cards. That is bad news but mixed with good news. As the NFLPA pointed out, the overall grades around the league improved.
Even Rooney’s grade improved — up to a ‘D’, as voted on by Steelers players. Some media members — even Rooney to a degree — have downplayed the voting in the past. Yet players as prominent as J.J. Watt have made it very clear that players do take this seriously.
And it seems that Rooney is starting to take it seriously for the Steelers, too.