Madden 09 Roster Update #16 Details

We have now reached the 16th roster update of the year for Madden 09 which became available earlier today. After much discussion around LaDainian Tomlinson continuing to be rated 99 he still remains that way, though he did drop in some specific ratings categories. I don’t think that is enough, the justification isn’t there for him remaining a 99 overall. Unless the ratings are based more on the past than the present. This is the guy who turned down the Madden cover because it didn’t pay enough money, so I’m not sure why he would be getting such favoritism.

Also of note is a small ratings bump for Matt Cassell. Others such Joe Flacco, DeAngelo Williams, Steve Slaton, and John Carlson didn’t see any improvement. Continue on for all the transactions, ratings up/down, injuries, and contract extensions.

Transactions
WR Devin Aromashodu – Signs with Bears
HB James Johnson – Added to Bengals
LB Victor Hobson – Released by Bengals
DE Corey Mace – Signs with Bills
HB Cory Boyd – Released by Broncos
HB Allen Patrick – Signs with Browns
FB Billy Latsko – Added to Free Agents
HB Najeh Davenport – Signs with Colts
HB Alonzo Coleman – Signs with Cowboys
CB Michael Lehan – Released by Dolphins
T/G Chris Patrick – Added to Free Agents
CB Glenn Sharpe – Signs with Falcons
TE Marcus Pollard – Signs with Falcons
HB Danny Ware – Added to Giants
WR Derek Hagan – Signs with Giants
DT Jeremy Clark – Added to Free Agents
DT Leger Douzable – Added to Free Agents
HB Alvin Pearman – Signs with Jaguars
S Calvin Lowry – Signs with Jaguars
LB Tim Shaw – Signs with Jaguars
G Cameron Stephenson – Added to Free Agents
DT Langston Moore – Added to Free Agents
WR Travis Taylor – Signs with Lions
S LaMarcus Hicks – Signs with Lions
CB Joe Porter – Added to Free Agents
HB Louis Rankin – Signs with Raiders
TE Buck Ortega – Added to Free Agents

Ratings Up
LB Wesley Woodyard – Broncos – 69 to 74 –
LT Ryan Clady – Broncos – 84 to 87 –
LB Clint Session – Colts – 75 to 79 –
CB Terence Newman – Cowboys – 94 to 95 –
HB Tashard Choice – Cowboys – 78 to 79 –
LB Akeem Jordan – Eagles – 71 to 77 –
CB Joselio Hanson – Eagles – 78 to 79 –
DE Trent Cole – Eagles – 93 to 94 –
WR DeSean Jackson – Eagles – 81 to 82 –
LB Coy Wire – Falcons – 68 to 73 –
DT Grady Jackson – Falcons – 82 to 85 –
CB Domonique Foxworth – Falcons – 77 to 80 –
CB Corey Webster – Giants – 88 to 90 –
CB Aaron Ross – Giants – 86 to 87 –
HB Leon Washington – Jets – 83 to 84 –
WR Calvin Johnson – Lions – 91 to 92 –
S Charles Godfrey – Panthers – 79 to 80 –
QB Matt Cassell – Patriots – 79 to 81 – Benefiting from yards after catch like no other. Rarely throws the ball over 10 yards instead relying on shallow crosses and screens.
TE Zach Miller – Raiders – 83 to 86 –
DE Haloti Ngata – Ravens – 91 to 94 –
LT Jared Gaither – Ravens – 78 to 81 –
CB Fabian Washington – Ravens – 77 to 79 –
LT Michael Roos – Titans – 94 to 95 –
CB Cedric Griffin – Vikings – 82 to 83 –

Ratings Down
WR Joey Galloway – Bucs – 86 to 83
TE Alex Smith – Bucs – 83 to 80 –
C Nick Hardwick – Chargers – 92 to 90 –
CB Quentin Jammer – Chargers – 92 to 91 –
WR Chris Chambers – Chargers – 91 to 90 –
HB LaDainin Tomlinson – Chargers – 99 to 99 – Speed, Acceleration, Agility, Trucking, & Elusiveness lowered.
HB Larry Johnson – Chiefs – 92 to 90 –
CB Lito Sheppard – Eagles – 89 to 88 –
LB Omar Gaither – Eagles – 87 to
WR Reggie Brown – Eagles – 82 to 81 –
WR Amani Toomer – Giants – 86 to 83 –
LB A.J.Hawk – Packers – 94 to 91 –
LB Nick Barnett – Packers – 94 to 92 –
CB Will Blackmon – Packers – 77 to 73 –
C Scott Wells – Packers – 86 to 85 –
HB Ryan Grant – Packers – 86 to 85 –
RT Cornell Green – Raiders – 86 to 79 –
CB Fred Smoot – Redskins – 87 to 85
LB Rocky McIntosh – Redskins – 89 to 87
LB Morlon Greenwood – Texans – 89 to 86 –

Injuries
DE Aaron Schobel – Bills – IR
WR James Hardy – Bills – IR
SS Jermaine Phillips – Bucs – IR
WR Laurent Robinson – Falcons – IR
WR Arnaz Battle – 49ers – IR
HB Fred Taylor – Jaguars – IR
WR Jerry Porter – Jaguars – IR
LB Daryl Smith – Jaguars – IR
DT Cory Redding – Lions – IR
WR Shaun McDonald – Lions – IR
LT Walter Jones – Seahawks – IR

Contracts
CB Corey Webster – Giants – 5 years total