Organizational structure of NFL teams - Who do players report to?

[Omar_Little]

@sitchensis

They are independent contractors that can pretty much do anything they want as long as they fulfill the basic minimums of the contract. They are held in check by fines, benching, being cut and possible damage to their reputations inside the league. They have to be pretty self-motivated, and peer pressure and sense of team play a lot into it.

But they report to the head coach. Head coach has the authority on who plays and who doesn’t.