Madden 21 ratings draw strong NFL player reactions

EA Sports has been slowly releasing its "Madden NFL Brandon Williams Jersey 21" ratings this week, and in the proce s has upset many of the league's players.While some have certainly been excited, , many others have expre sed disappointment. Some players, like the Bengals'D.J. Reader, have fair gripes. Reader believes he should be an 88 overall instead of the 84 he was given. Others, , seem to be upset just for the sake of being upset. Jackson has a 94 overall rating, which makes him one of the best players in the game, and a top five quarterback.Reader and Jackson were among several players to react to their overall rating, but other players had i sues with their smaller ratings. Madden has ratings for just about everything you can think of from wide receiver release to short throw accuracy, medium throw accuracy and deep throw accuracy.MORE: So let's take a look at what players are saying about their rating.Lamar JacksonLamar Jackson's reaction to his 94 overall rating on SportsCenter (@SportsCenter) Like we mentioned before, Jackson's 94 overall rating is really good so it's somewhat surprising to see him so bothered by it. He was just a 76 overall at the launch of Madden 20 just a year ago, so he's really made some tremendous strides in one year. In fact, he's so good that Madden developers believe he's "getting close" to .Jackson's mix of 96 speed (fastest speed ever for a QB in Madden history) and 92 throw power (10th among QBs in Madden) make him an extremely dangerous threat.MORE:Deshaun Watson Deshaun Watson (@deshaunwatson) It's not clear whatexactlyWatson is mad about, but the facepalm Orlando Brown Jr. Jersey emoji clearly shows he doesn't like something with his Madden rating. Watson 86 overall, which in the game. His overall standing among quarterbacksseems fair to me (below Aaron Rodgers, but above Dak Prescott), but I could see where Watson believes he's a 90+ overall player. Watson is dangerous with his arm and his feet, making him a fun player to use in Madden.Kyler MurrayNa... Kyler Murray (@K1) Cardinals quarterback Kyler Murray wasn't reacting to his overall rating, but rather his speed rating. Murray has a solid 91 speed, making him the second-fastest quarterback in the game, but clearly he thinks it should be higher. If he continues to showcase his skills in 2020, then his speed should go up, much like we saw with Jackson last year.Alvin Kamara Alvin Kamara (@Akamara6) Alvin Kamara came in at an 88 overall rating in Madden 21, which makes him tied for the ninth-best running back in the game. His yawning emoji indicates he's upset, and feels as if the Madden developers are sleeping on him.Melvin GordonNot top ten hahah at this rate madden gon rate me a 79 with no X factor !!! .... we need a season so I can bo s up ... NO F L S H (@Melvingordon25) We don't know Melvin Gordon's full ratings as EA Sports only released the top 10 running backs, but that's exactly why the Broncos running back is upset. He feels he should be in that top 10 conversation. He finished Madden 20 as an 84 overall, making him the 21st overall running back in the game.Darius Slay87 I need answers right now!!!! Darius Slay (@bigplay24slay) Darius Slay felt disrespected with his 87 overall rating. Several other players even came to his defense on this rating as well including , and . Slay finished as an 87 overall in Madden 20 so he shouldn't be too surprised it remained the same.Miles SandersI already know gon do me dirty Miles Sanders (@BoobieMilesXXIV) Full running back ratings haven't been released yet (just the top 10), so we'll have to wait and Jaleel Scott Jersey see what Miles Sanders' rating actually is. He he felt he should be at least 85 overall, but it's unlikely he'll get that wish. He finished Madden 20 as 78 overall, and the Madden 21 ratings have mostly stayed true to what players finished as the year before.Aaron RodgersAaron Rodgers didn't react to his Madden rating himself, but he had plenty of people come to his defense."It's pure disrespect,". "I don't understand how you can even not put him 97 or better. What did he do wrong at this point? I'll never understand the Madden ratings, but it's not for me to decide. He'll just go out and be the best quarterback ever."Some other players such as Kyler Murray and Adrian Amos had something to say about Rodgers' 89 rating as well.So Disrespectful to AR... Kyler Murray (@K1) Aaron an 89?! Thats crazy lol what did he do to yaw? Adrian Amos (@SmashAmos31) D.J. Reader. DT reacts to his Madden rating "I should at least be an 88." GMFB (@gmfb) D.J. Reader had a solid 2019 season finishing with a career-high 2.5 sacks and 13 quarterback hits. His strong season led him to sign afour-year, $53 million contract with the Bengals. Because Jordan Lasley Jersey of all this, he told NFL Network's "Good Morning Football" he "should at least be an 88."Reader comes in at 84 overall, which is where he finished in Madden 20 on the Texans. Still, he feels like he's had steady improvement through his career to warrant an improvement of four overall."If I go out there now, some fans might think I'm sorry," Reader told GMFB. "I'm like man, naw, EA Sports is trippin' right now."Adrian AmosI dont even care about my overall as long as my speed stay in the 90s on there Im straight Adrian Amos (@_SmashAmos31) The Packers safety is hoping his speed stays high. His final speed rating in Madden 20 was 93, so Amos should be good in that department. His full ratings haven't been released yet, but it's hard to see him dropping too much speed.Rookie Quarterbacks"Dang! This is the guy you guys got!?" - reveals Ratings to Rookie QBs Madden NFL 21 (@EAMaddenNFL) EA Sports had Steve Young reveal player ratings to rookie quarterbacks, and they surprisingly took it well. Dolphins rookieTua Tagovailoa was extremely humble as he kept under-gue sing his ratings. No one from the rookie quarterback cla s got too upset by their initial ratings.Rookie wide receiversExpert gave the top Rookie WRs their Ratings Madden NFL 21 (@EAMaddenNFL) EA Sports had Chad Johnson reveal player ratings to the rookie receivers and their reactions were a mixed bag. Tee Higgins, for example, was stunned to find out his run blocking stat. When asked what he thought it would be, he predicted 90. Madden gave him a 48."They did me dirty Kenneth Dixon Jersey right there," Higgins said.