Launch ratings for players in EA Sports’ annual football sim, Madden NFL 26, are being drip fed out to the public ahead of the game’s release.
Ratings for the league’s newest batch of rookies were released Wednesday, and the Green Bay Packers' first-round pick did not seem too enamored with one of his ratings. Despite running the 40-yard dash in a blazing 4.29 seconds at the NFL scouting combine, the fastest mark of any receiver, Matthew Golden has been awarded a speed rating of just 91 in this year’s game.
There are 17 rookie receivers with a higher speed rating than Golden, with Dont’e Thornton of the Raiders receiving the highest rating, a 96.