This means you will not be able to control the other teammates.

EA wants you to truly master your position and in doing so has implemented player-locked gameplay only this year. Perhaps the biggest and possibly most divisive change this year is the removal of full team control. It sounds like starting as a veteran is your only option in Madden 23, but I think it would be cool if they kept the option to begin your career from the NFL Draft. After all, the fun of Madden is actually playing football. Although part of the appeal of Face of the Franchise is the role-playing, they don’t want too much prologue at the beginning. Madden 23 wants to get you onto the field as quickly as possible and EA promises that it’ll take just 15 minutes from creating your player and signing with a team to running out onto the field and starting your next journey in the NFL. It’s down to you whether you want to play for your favorite team, and just let money do the talking.

Those dollars and cents will matter this year, granting you things like bonus REP used for leveling your player depending on the quality of your pay. Take into consideration things like the quality of a team’s need for a player at your position and skill level, whether you’re a good fit for their current scheme, and of course whether they’re willing to pay you above your current predicted market value. Utilizing Madden 23’s improved free agency contract signing system, the biggest decision you’ll make at the start is signing with the right team. Unlike previous years in which you began Face of the Franchise as an NFL rookie straight from the draft, Madden 23 will start you off as an underutilized fifth-year free agent. There are some massive changes this year, so check out the quick rundown of EA’s Gridiron notes below. Today, the focus was on Face of the Franchise: The League, the story-driven, RPG-like game mode in which you live life as an NFL pro. By Matthew Liebl 7 months ago Follow TweetĮven though the release of Madden 23 is just a little over a week away, EA is still not done releasing its Gridiron Notes for the various game modes.

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