Where is Our Barry Sanders

WHERE IS OUR BARRY SANDERS CARD

He removed himself from his contract w EA. No barry anytime soon.

So you’re 12?

Another one who doesn't pay attention to news then. Barry Sanders ended his association with EA two years ago.

acomplixsituation said:

Another one who doesn't pay attention to news then. Barry Sanders ended his association with EA two years ago.

I knew about it, because I am on Madden at least 3 days a week every year. But I don't think it's no shame not knowing every little Madden news.

TecmoEagles said:

I knew about it, because I am on Madden at least 3 days a week every year. But I don't think it's no shame not knowing every little Madden news.

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It is disappointing that EA didn't manage to manage relationships with past players better. It's one thing to not have the rights to someone's NIL. It's another to have acrimonious public splits. I'm not taking Barry's side here, because I think athletes can be unreasonable about this stuff. But EA's model for managing NIL rights may not be the most effective.

Eagles215 said:

He removed himself from his contract w EA. No barry anytime soon.

Barry doesn't want his name (or likeness) mixed in with this objectively not good "simulation" fatball game and I could not respect the man more.  Glad someone has principles.  Barry is clearly way too good for this mess.

Barry is the GOAT. Gibbs has a card incoming - maybe Monday, but it’s going to be an LTD

peatrick said:

Barry doesn't want his name (or likeness) mixed in with this objectively not good "simulation" fatball game and I could not respect the man more.  Glad someone has principles.  Barry is clearly way too good for this mess.

well he did it because his son got laid off by the employment to the point where he wants no part of that  company in the most classy manor possible.

peatrick said:

Barry doesn't want his name (or likeness) mixed in with this objectively not good "simulation" fatball game and I could not respect the man more.  Glad someone has principles.  Barry is clearly way too good for this mess.

I don’t think he said why

elmango30 said:

I don’t think he said why

i believe he ended his ties with EA in 2024 and that is also when his son no longer worked for EA so that is the assumption they are tied together.

phatalerror said:

It is disappointing that EA didn't manage to manage relationships with past players better. It's one thing to not have the rights to someone's NIL. It's another to have acrimonious public splits. I'm not taking Barry's side here, because I think athletes can be unreasonable about this stuff. But EA's model for managing NIL rights may not be the most effective.

I honestly have to side with the players. In a perfect world the players EA doesn’t have (like Barry Sanders) would still be there just not with their face/likeness. EA is a multi-billion dollar company and it probably is an incentive for them to get these big-name legends into the game. Instead every year we end up with more and more crappy legends (we literally got a 99 Ryan Leaf last year)

EpicDude28 said:

I honestly have to side with the players. In a perfect world the players EA doesn’t have (like Barry Sanders) would still be there just not with their face/likeness. EA is a multi-billion dollar company and it probably is an incentive for them to get these big-name legends into the game. Instead every year we end up with more and more crappy legends (we literally got a 99 Ryan Leaf last year)

To be fair, Ryan Leaf was a Ranked reward in MUT 25, not a "Legend". I think it's silly that Ryan could ever be a stock 99, although I have no objection to being able to upgrade any player to 99 if that's what a user wants.

I don't know what individual players are paid for their NIL for Madden, how that translates to the use of NIL in other NFL-licensed properties (royalties for jerseys, bobbleheads, etc.), or how it translates to the NIL deals for athletes in other leagues. I don't endorse exploitation, but I'm also not a fan of judging organizations for how they allocate wages for employees. (This is understandably a very contentious topic, but we get nowhere with trying to tell other people or organizations how to spend their money, nor do we like it when people do that to us.)

I have no confidence that the majority of people even comprehend what it means to be a "billion-dollar organization". Are you talking market cap? Are you talking assets or equity? Are you talking about profit, and if so, at what level? Or are you talking about operating revenue? Sadly, people take a seemingly large number completely out of context, and try to argue that a given individual is certainly deserving of a relative fraction of that number because of their perceived contribution. Unless an individual is running a large company at a very high level, I don't think they are likely to understand the full implication of department allocations. Many journalists do a disservice to the public by writing emotionally-slanted pieces about wages and contracts, without having any true sense of perspective on the topic. Almost no one approaches this topic from an informed and emotionally-neutral position.