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Madden NFL 13: How to add player on a team with salary cap issues

SchollA from Console ControllUs pronounced console-control-us writes:
In playing Madden 13 I ran into a issue where I tried to add a player to a team via free agency and was greeted with a message that said “Signing Player would result in the team exceeding the salary cap”.

I’m very into realism and simulation so this is not how to just sign all these free agents you wouldn’t be able to in real-life, on the contrary it using a work around to defeat the issue that Madden 13 doesn’t simulate, which is the restructuring of players contracts or the unrealism of some of these “high priced” free agents that still have the worth of the contract they were released from. Everybody that’s a true football fan knows if a player gets cut or comes out of retirement the contract they once held is null and void in other words the negotiation process starts fresh and more times than not said player will make much less. Now of course all this varies from player to player and situation to situation like Nnamdi Asomugha a few years back who was a free agent actually commanded more than what he was making on his previous team but he could command so because he was the best Cornerback in the league at the time.

So here’s how to lower the set price for a player:

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Top 10 Madden Cover Curses

Since the Super Bowl is this Sunday, GamerU is celebrating by revisiting their Madden NFL themed Top 10 list. Today, they're taking another look at the Top 10 instances that players have fallen victim to the infamous “Madden Cover Curse.”

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Trades Winds: Does Sports Game AI Match Up To Real GMs?

GameInformer: "We try to recreate the biggest sports trades of the past seasons in NBA 2K13, NHL 13, and Madden NHL 13. Which, if any, series gets it right?"

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Who Wants to Play As an Accused Murderer in Madden?

Kotaku - It was never so evident of how image-conscious sports leagues can be until Aaron Hernandez, who played tight end for New England, was arrested and charged with first-degree murder on June 26.