The long-running franchise finally gets some big changes.

The common criticism around the Madden NFL franchise (and a lot of other sports game franchises for that matter) is how the game feels stale despite multiple annual releases. For years now, some of the complaints surrounding the game have been that a handful of core modes — namely Franchise mode — haven't seen any major updates in some time.

Thankfully, with Madden NFL 22, things have finally changed. EA Sports came into this game clearly knowing what it wanted to change, and did so while also adding some big tweaks that make it feel even more like the real-life product on the field.