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So EA/NFL edited Colin Kaepernic from Madden song
- Thread starter olubode
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Stated reason and intent are different things. You and I and the rest of the world know why Brady and Kaepernick would be handled differently and that was never particularly up for debate. That said, I stand by that being the stated reason someone either at EA or the NFL made the call to edit his name out. Hence being tone deaf at its finest.
Out of curiosity, is Kaepernick in the FA list in the game itself? If he's not, is Dez Bryant or any other notable currently unsigned free agent in? Again, as far as I understand it, Kaepernick is still a member of the NFLPA so would still be covered by their licensing. I could be wrong on that though.
and what does EA say? we are for equal opportunities, equal rights......
same with most companies but when it comes to black right? different story
same with most companies but when it comes to black right? different story
..whoops.. misread the conversation...
NFL 2K5 (2005) was the last pro football game to compete with Madden. Since then EA has had an exclusive license with the NFL and no one has dared to create a competing franchise. The last NFL Blitz game was in 2012 for instance.
An additional travesty is that we haven't had a new college football game since 2013 (EA's NCAA football 2014). That would have been my alternative .. although these days I have a real problem with handing money over to EA.
I still play older NCAA football games to get my fix. (personally, I can't support the NFL anymore mainly due to CTE... I wonder how soon that will extend to, and poison my love of college football...)
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I wonder if it has anything to do with his lawsuit against the league. As in like even if they wanted to they couldn't mention him in any way in the game
The management of the NFL is evil in a very real sense of that word. That's not a joke, and not hyperbolic. The organization's response to silent, peaceful gestures against extrajudicial killings by police is a stain to anyone of good conscience.
I assume EA is at the NFL's whim on this, since they're specifically working with that license.
I assume EA is at the NFL's whim on this, since they're specifically working with that license.
I meant someone without the NFL license, like Blitz or Tecmo Bowl.
Make NFL Blitz but with rugby so the game doesn't stop every 5 seconds.
The game doesn't stop every 5 seconds. Play selection and pre-snap adjustments are an extremely important part of the game.
EA edit songs on soundtracks so much I honestly don't know how they get away with it in terms of licensing.
There's a song on Burnout Paradise where the words 'the smoking gun' are taken out of the song. It's not even a real gun reference, it's metaphorical. And it's not going to affect the 3+ rating whatsoever! It's crazy!
There's a song on Burnout Paradise where the words 'the smoking gun' are taken out of the song. It's not even a real gun reference, it's metaphorical. And it's not going to affect the 3+ rating whatsoever! It's crazy!
I'm going to assume you tried to be funny and not try to deflect the main concerns regarding how fucked the NFL is.
Hey folks, John Madden here to look at this Madden ne..
Oh, the NFL sucks for making EA do this.
Oh, the NFL sucks for making EA do this.
Ok, but has EA or the NFL stated that the pending grievance is the reason, or are you anticipating that is what they say (if they say anything)?
Kaepernick is without question the most admirable American football player since Jim Brown.
The latter although I think the most likely response is they collectively choose to not give a response at all. Actually, I think the most likely response is they do, in fact, just quietly pull that track from their soundtrack and pretend it never happened.
Come on...
That's just straight disrespect to plenty of players out there that are extremely admirable, they just dont get the headlines.
And like someone else said Pat Tillman still exists.
In a world where broken RG3 is on a roster, Kap deserves a roster spot
I'm gonna guess that a Swedish user with a name referencing Manchester United wasn't talking about his playing abilities.
Oh, that's a real shame. I don't follow sports games, so I have no idea what's going on. But you'd think that, considering people have been pissed with the NFL, even before all the CK stuff, that someone would create a product for people who love the sport but hate everything related to the organization.
Really, I´ve followed NFL for almost 20 years..and yes Colin really sucks as a QB.
RIP to him, but he was manipulated into participating in an unjust invasion, the fallout of which continues to destabilize a large portion of the world.
judging by their post history, your assumption is incorrect
User Banned (1 Month): Racist dog whistling. History of severe infraction. Junior account.
Yeah..the ratings shows that..really..overpayed brat.