Preseason

The following apply to the 1st preseason of each Madden. 

◙ The preseason will last around a week, the schedule for this will be shown on the schedule section of the blog and in the Facebook group. 

◙ When playing preseason games please check if your opponent is available in the gameweek before playing the CPU

◙ Players will be told how many players they can sign in each gameweek of preseason. This is determined by their record on the previous madden and the overall rating of their team. 

◙ If you do not sign all the players you are allowed to sign in each gameweek they carry over to the next week of preseason. 

◙ When preseason ends free agency is a unrestricted. 

The following rules apply to all preseasons from season 2 onwards

◙ Preseason weeks 1-3 will be simulated with XP sliders turned down to 50%.

◙ Preseason week 4 will see XP sliders turned up to 300% (do not train within 15 minutes of the advance to give commissioners a chance to set this up). 

◙ See free agency rules for regulations on signing players in preseason.