The dynamic between the media and NFL players will look different in the near future Cincinnati Bengals center Ted Karras confirmed Thursday that the NFLPA plans to implement a program that would prevent members of the media from conducting interviews in the team’s locker room.

Karras, a NFLPA Player Representative, spoke to the media this week about the new program aimed at protecting the “sanctity of the locker room” after saying there had been several instances this season of players being seen “naked on camera.”

Ted Karras, #64 of the Cincinnati Bengals, watches from the sidelines prior to an NFL football game against the Washington Commanders at Paycor Stadium on September 23, 2024 in Cincinnati, Ohio. (Cooper Neill/Getty Images)

“As you have now heard from a number of teams and the NFLPA is coming out with a statement: in an effort to protect the sanctity of the locker room and the comfort of the players, each team is going to devise a program where we will have our interviews outside keep the locker room,” Karras said.

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“This doesn’t exclude you from the locker room. We can’t do that, but what we do want is to take cameras away from boys in private moments in our locker rooms.”

Karras explained the basics of the program, adding that it was not intended as “an indictment” of members of the media. Teams or players are not required to follow the new program.

“This is what our members think is best for the players.”

New England Patriots center Nick Leverett talks to the media before practice. (John Tlumacki/The Boston Globe via Getty Images)

Karras said the idea came about during the COVID-19 pandemic, but interest in implementing a new program was sparked by incidents of players being filmed naked in the locker room.

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“This has been a topic of discussion since COVID with the COVID protocol, while there was no one in the locker room. It has been brought up several times since then, and now we feel it is time to do it,” he said.

“I think what came to light this year was a few guys being naked on camera. I know this has happened a few times in the history of the competition. But this doesn’t affect match day, I don’t think .We’re going to do it.” come up with a good solution to make the week go as smoothly as possible, give everyone the time he or she needs and, once again, protect the sanctity of the locker room.”

Joe Burrow, No. 9 pick of the Cincinnati Bengals, walks out of the locker room onto the field prior to a game against the San Francisco 49ers at Levi’s Stadium on October 29, 2023 in Santa Clara, California. (Thearon W. Henderson/Getty Images)

The program aims to stop locker room conversations during the week, but not on match day. Karras said that while players are free to do whatever they want, he asked members of the media to “respect” the new process of interviewing players.

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“This is not an excuse to avoid the media,” he added. “We are contractually obligated to be available for questions once a week… so that won’t be a problem.”

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