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Hint: Draft Picks
First, turn off the trade deadline. Next, wait until the end of the season to see which of your players are retiring, but don't save the game after you view them - just turn off the system. If the players that are retiring are good, you can trade them for a number of high draft picks. (Tip: Trade draft picks with a team with the worst record to get first picks of each round.) It's as easy as that.
Hint: Trade for Any Player
In Franchise Mode, Create a player (or 3, or 20) and set all of his attributes low so that his overall rating is 12. Sign him as a free agent for cheap then return to Create-A-Player and max out his stats. You can now trade this player to any team for the very best players in the NFL.
Hint: First Overall Draft Pick
Turn off your trade deadline until week 17 (before any games are played) go and trade your draft picks to the team that has the worst record and they will always almost always accept.
Unlock Madden Cards in Mini-Camp
Get Gold in Mini-Camp challenges to unlock Madden Cards. Cards directly relate to the challenges you complete. For instance, getting a Gold in the Ground Attack challenge will yield a Priest Holmes Card. Be sure to get Golds on all of the difficulty levels to collect all of the cards!
Hint: Free Advertising
At the beginning of each week, check a game later than yours time-wise (Monday night being the best choice so after you play your game, the week doesn't end). Before playing your game, go to Owner's Box and max out money on all advertising. Play your game and you'll receive the attendence for the max advertising. When your game is over, go back to Owner's Box and drop all advertising to $0. Go back to Play Week, uncheck the checked game and simulate the rest of the week. When you go back to Owner's Box and check your balance sheet, the amount of overall spending for attendance will stay the same, but you'll recieve the attendance boost.
Name Your Tune
Hold X and press L or R to change the menu song.
Hint: Players Become Coaches
Great players that retire in franchise mode can return to be coaches. Wait a couple years after you favorite star retires, and he will show up in the coaching free agent list to be signed as an assisant coach or an head coach.
Hint: Cheap but Strong Players
If you create a player in franchise mode, make his attributes really low and then sign him for 7 years very cheap. As soon as you do, go back into create a player mode, and change all of your player's attributes to 99. His wage won't increase until his contract is up, but he will kick ass on the field.
Play Football 101 to Earn Easy Tokens
One place to garner quick Tokens is Football 101. Run through all of the plays in your playbook to get a substantial helping of Tokens, which you can use to purchase Madden Cards.
Earn Madden Cards With EA Bio
Gain levels in your EA Bio by completing specific challenges and playing other EA Sports title to unlock Madden Cards. Unlockable Cards include:
- Level 2: #204 Bingo! Cheat
- Level 4: #246 1990 Eagles Classic Team
- Level 6: #186 Steve Spurrier Coach
- Level 16: Superbowl XXXVIII Stadium
Hint: Avoid The Cap
The salary cap is pretty easy to manipulate. If you don't like a player for whatever reason, than re-negotiate his contract so that he doesn't get a signing bonus. Than work out a trade with another team and you won't take a hit against the salary cap for trading him.
Unlock Cheerleader/Pump Up Crowd Madden Cards
To unlock the Cheerleader/Pump Up Crowd Madden Cards, beat the Game Situation in Mini-Camp. The team who you complete the challenge with is the Cheerleader/Pump Up Card you will unlock.
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