Jaxon Smith-Njigba on his rating in Madden: 'It's not cool'
With the next iteration of Madden right around the corner, NFL players are getting glimpses of their rating in the game made by Electronic Arts for the first time. On Sunday, EA released one of their first rating reaction videos, where players like Jaxon Smith-Njigba, Zay Flowers, Jalin Hyatt, Quentin Johnston, Jordan Addison, and Jayden […]
With the next iteration of Madden right around the corner, NFL players are getting glimpses of their rating in the game made by Electronic Arts for the first time.
On Sunday, EA released one of their first rating reaction videos, where players like Jaxon Smith-Njigba, Zay Flowers, Jalin Hyatt, Quentin Johnston, Jordan Addison, and Jayden Reed all pontificated on their Madden rating.
First up was Smith-Njigba, who quickly learned he was an 87 overall in the new football game set to hit shelves in late summer, near the start of football season. The only catch with Smith-Njigba learning his rating in this year's rendition of the game was that EA put all the players in a lie detector to see if their rating reaction was as honest as possible.
When Smith-Njigba learned of his rating, he appeared ok with the outcome. And then the lie detector outed him for spreading misinformation.
“87’s cool, I mean, there’s room to work,” Smith-Njigba said. “… Yeah, it’s not cool. It’s not. It’s not.”
An 87 rating isn't a bad place to start for a receiver that hasn't played a meaningful NFL down of football.
Part of Smith-Njigba's rating has to do with the hype machine the Seattle Seahawks have built around their first-round draft pick.
Seahawks head coach Pete Carroll has raved about the type of player Smith-Njigba already is on the football field. And team quarterback Geno Smith told the media that he believes Smith-Njigba will be the real deal.
Those are lofty expectations. But they are ones Smith-Njigba is ready to live up to. With a receiver core that includes D.K. Metcalf and Tyler Lockett, Smith-Njigba is going to be open throughout his rookie year. With that space to operate, only time will tell how he can use it to his advantage.
He may have felt an 87 rating was too low, but if that is where he is starting, it is up to him to get even better. He may have said his Madden rating isn't cool, but Smith-Njigba is just getting real regarding the challenge that is in front of him.
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