He's laughing as he says it, but he's nodding.
"Yeah man, I was mad. I told them they had to change it, but they wouldn't budge."
It's May 18 and I am on the field at the historic Rose Bowl in Pasadena, California. I'm interviewing Hunter Renfrow, rookie wide receiver for the Oakland Raiders, and after seeing his Madden ratings for first time at the NFL Players Association's annual rookie premiere event, he was upset.
"It's my speed rating, man," he tells me, and I nod understandingly. I had spoken to a few Madden producers earlier and they had mentioned that Renfrow, like many athletes before him, was unhappy with a rating of his, so I asked him about it.