Game Notes
- Release date: August 28, 2020 (Based on the 2020 NFL season.)
- Cover athlete: Lamar Jackson QB Baltimore Ravens (PS4, PS5, Xbox One, Xbox Series X, Windows PC)
- In July 2020 before the game was released, the Washington Redskins announced they were retiring their Redskins name and logo. EA Sports announced they would update their game to remove the Redskins name and logo and replace it with a generic logo until a new official name change is announced. The team announced it would be known as "Washington Football Team" for the 2020 NFL season.
Player Notes
- 99 Overall Club: QB Patrick Mahomes (Chiefs), RB Christian McCaffrey (Panthers), WR Michael Thomas (Saints), RE Aaron Donald (Rams), Stephon Gilmore (Patriots)
- Due to the 2020 COVID-19 Pandemic, many NFL players opted out of playing during the 2020 season. The following is a list of notable NFL players not playing in 2020.
- Chiefs RB Damien Williams (83 OVR), Packers WR Devin Funchess (79 OVR), Eagles WR Marquise Goodwin (78 OVR), Patriots WR Marqise Lee (77 OVR), Packers WR Geronimo Allison (73 OVR), Chiefs RG Laurent Duvernay-Tardif (78 OVR), Broncos RT Ja'Wuan James (77 OVR), Patriots RT Marcus Cannon (76 OVR), Giants LT Nate Solder (70 OVR), Vikings DT Michael Pierce (91 OVR), Bears DT Eddie Goldman (84 OVR), Jaguars DT Al Woods (77 OVR), Bills DT Star Lotulelei (73 OVR), Patriots MLB Dont'a Hightower (88 OVR), Jets MLB C.J. Mosley (85 OVR), Patriots SS Patrick Chung (83 OVR), Cowboys CB Maurice Canady (73 OVR)
- On September 8th, EA Sports announced they would be adding Free Agent QB Colin Kaepernick (81 OVR) to the game. His current overall rating is higher than 17 current NFL teams starting QB's overall ratings at the release of the game.
AFC North Rosters
AFC East Rosters
AFC South Rosters
AFC West Rosters
NFC North Rosters
NFC East Rosters
NFC South Rosters
NFC West Rosters
Other Rosters
Roster Updates
Files
---> Source: EA Sports ---> Info: Roster spreadsheet file containing full player ratings for all 32 NFL teams. |
---> Source: EA Sports ---> Info: Roster spreadsheet containing the full list of the 2020 NFL Draft rookies included in Madden NFL 21. |