Tiny football player excuses any glitch in Madden NFL 15

By Adam Rosenberg September 2, 2014

Madden NFL 15 is a great game, really one of the best that EA Tiburon has produced in a long, long time. It’s not perfect though. Sometimes, the passing game feels like it trades away too much accessibility in the name of realism. Other times, ball carriers trip up around seemingly impossible physics.

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And still other times, Cleveland Browns rookie linebacker Christian Kirksey shrinks down from his 6-foot-plus stature into a foot-high micro-player.

Why is this so funny? Tiny things often are, especially when their extreme diminutiveness is highlighted by the normal-sized world that surrounds them. In this case, a professional NFL player that’s no taller than an actual football gives his full effort in a game populated by comparative giants. It doesn’t get much more perfect than this.

Check out the video above, from YouTuber Shake4ndBake, for a hilarious look at the glitch in action. Thanks as well to SBNation for sharing this crazy thing in the first place.

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John Madden bursts through the cover of Madden NFL 23: All Madden Edition.

EA has confirmed rumors that Coach John Madden will be the cover star of Madden NFL 23.
John Madden, who had a long career as both the coach of the Oakland Raiders and a football analyst, died in December 2021. EA is honoring Madden -- the namesake and inspiration behind its highly successful football game franchise -- by renaming a recently renovated field at its Redwood Shores headquarters to the "John Madden Field" and putting him on the cover of Madden NFL 23. There will be three unique covers, including one by artist Chuck Styles for the digital-exclusive Madden NFL 23 All-Madden Edition.

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"I don't even think there were discussions as everybody just arrived at the fact that he's going back on the cover because we have to honor him in the best way we possibly can," McHardy said. "It's been so long since he was on the cover of the game, but the game has got his name on it every single year, so we wanted to do everything we could to honor the legend like he is, and it was a no-brainer to put him on the cover."
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"I didn't have the pleasure of speaking with him, but I know a lot of the guys on the team did." McHardy continued. "He was invested in making sure that our game was the most authentic 11v11 football game that it could be. It was obviously a sad and somber moment to lose someone like Coach Madden, but it really energized the team in a way this year to think about our features, what we're building, and how we can honor that legacy." Madden NFL 23 will be released for PC, PS4, PS5, Xbox One, and Xbox Series X/S later this year.

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A Rams and bengals helmet sit on the field in Madden 22.

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