Yes, the NFL has extended its exclusive deal with EA to produce and sell the Madden video-game simulation. No, the extension does not cover the NFL Players Association.

Via Ben Fischer of Sports Business Journal , the NFLPA has not yet done a deal with EA . Fischer also reports that EA and the union are “far apart” on the terms of a renewal of an agreement that runs through February 2027.

Deals with both the NFL and NFLPA become critical to EA’s ability to use teams names, logos, and uniforms — and player names, images, and likenesses. Without both, the company with the tagline “if it’s in the game, it’s in the game” will be missing actual NFL players from the game.

In theory, the NFL and NFLPA could license separate games. The Madden version would have the NFL teams but none

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