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Colin Kaepernick makes his return to Madden NFL today as one of the top Free Agents available in-game with an 81 OVR rating. Kap can be assigned to any NFL team in Franchise, as well as used in the Play Now Mode.

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FRANCHISE MODE

Once you begin a new Franchise, you can sign Kaepernick by navigating to the Free Agent menu and sorting by the QB position. Because this is Franchise Mode, you will have the ability to adjust Kap's ratings however you see fit. When starting …

For today's Legend release, we have Chargers icon Junior Seau and one of the greatest pure athletes of all-time, Bo Jackson! Seau played 20 seasons at Linebacker in the NFL for the Chargers, Dolphins, and Patriots. His LTD item and fully powered up Boss Edition both have notable ratings of 86 SPD, 91 TAK, 91 PRC, 90 BSH, and 90 POW. Bo Jackson played 4 seasons in the NFL with the Raiders before a hip injury cut his exciting football career short in 1991. Bo's LTD item and fully powered up Boss Edition have notable ratings of 92 SPD, 91 …

A new Gridiron Notes article went live yesterday and provides an update regarding future updates specific to franchise mode. Three franchise mode updates are being planned for this season, with the first being targeted for mid-November. The goal for future updates is to implement changes that do not require users to restart an existing franchise since many leagues will most likely be far along by that point.

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Current plans for the first update to franchise mode addresses the following requests from the community (changes possible before release): …

Part II of the Superstar MVPs Program was released this morning, featuring Masters Ezekiel Elliott, Myles Garrett, and LTD Julio Jones! For those who may have missed Part I, Superstar MVPs is a great chance for new players to familiarize themselves with X-Factors, while also giving MUT veterans the chance to earn Masters and Power Ups. Below is a breakdown of all the new Players, Sets, Challenges, and Store items introduced into Ultimate Team with Part II:

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Players

Masters Ezekiel Elliott and Myles Garrett can be acquired by …

Alternate Playbooks are back in Madden Ultimate Team! Alternate Playbooks can be found under the "Training" tab of the Store and cost 250 Training Points each. The packs are Fantasy Packs, so you will get the option to select the Alternate Offensive or Defensive Playbook you want. The easiest way to get Training Points is by discarding player items. Higher overall players will discard for more TP than lower ones. Below is a list of all the Alternate Playbook options available:

Alternate Offense

• Balanced
• Pass Balanced
• Run Balanced
• Run Heavy
• West Coast
• Run N Gun
• Pistol
• Run and Shoot

Alternate …

Three new Legends were released in MUT today: Larry Allen, Morten Anderson, and Rod Woodson. Larry Allen is a legendary right guard who played for the Dallas Cowboys and San Francisco 49ers during his 14 seasons in the NFL. His MUT item is Power Archetype and excels most in run blocking with 89 RBK, 89 RBP, and 86 RBF ratings. Morten "Great Dane" Anderson was an NFL kicker who played a combined 26 NFL seasons with 6 different teams. His MUT item currently makes him the most powerful kicker available in Madden Ultimate Team with 88 KPW and 85 KAC …

Coach John Madden made his return to the store in MUT 21 today and is usually a must-have item for any serious Ultimate Team player. Coach Madden can be found under the "Competitive" tab of the Store and can be acquired for 20 Series 1 Trophies. There are currently 5 Coach Madden Collectibles available that each cost 600 Series 1 Trophies. Additional Collectibles are typically released throughout the year during each new Series. These Collectibles are used to upgrade Coach Madden's Chemistry slots and give boosts to all players of the same chemistry on your team (in previous years it …

Today's latest edition of Gridiron Notes focuses on Title Update #2 that went live on launch day (8/28), and what's being worked on for upcoming Title Update #3 (target date around 9/10).

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Last Friday (8/28) Launch Day Updates

• Face of the Franchise
  • Resolved an issue in Face of the Franchise Legacy where the Player Archetype players chosen in certain sequences did not follow them into the NFL
  • A number of soft-locks were fixed
  • Resolved a very rare issue where the user’s avatar skin tone wasn’t always carrying …