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Houshmandzadeh: 'I'm not playing Madden no more'

Among certain circles, the annual release of the new version of John Madden's video game is treated as a national holiday.

But Seahawks wide receiver T.J. Houshmandzadeh won't be celebrating when Madden '10 comes out next month, telling a national radio host he'll be boycotting the game in protest over his player rating.

"Man, they don't get my rating right," Houshmandzadeh said while appearing on Colin Cowherd's ESPN Radio show Monday. "I just looked at the game and they have this wrong and that wrong. And I understand I averaged 10 yards a catch (in 2008), but it's the offense, man, not me."

For the record, Houshmandzadeh has a rating of 91, making him the sixth-highest ranked wide receiver in the NFC, behind only Larry Fitzgerald (99), Steve Smith (97), Anquan Boldin (94), Roddy White (93) and Calvin Johnson (92). Also for the record, Houshmandzadeh had 904 receiving yards and four touchdowns in 2008. Just for comparison purposes, all five NFC wideouts ranked ahead of him put up better numbers; each had at least 1,038 receiving yards and scored at least six TDs.

But according to Houshmandzadeh, those numbers are lying. And he'll be giving the PlayStation a rest until the truth is told.

"I'm not playing Madden no more, until they get my rating right," Houshmandzadeh said. "It might be a little pouting, too. It might be. But, you know, I used to be the best in the world at Madden, so I'm going to miss not playing it. But until they do me right, I'm not playing it no more."

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His words speak for themselves.

Will there ever be a line a "professional" doesn't cross ??

I get so sick of these prima donnas,...and to think at one point we might have liked to have had him with the Browns. Scrap that idea.

I'm sure EA is just in a tizzy over what to do about fixing this situation.

This reminds me of that MLB '09: The Show advertisement with Dustin Pedroia.

And EA probably still has to pay him his royalties too.

Wow. Pouting over his rating in a video game. His proven rating.

Boy tj, you're showing them. Good luck in seattle - you might not even make the game next year.

once a bungle, always a bungle.

except for steinbach.

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And I understand I averaged 10 yards a catch (in 2008), but it's the offense, man, not me."

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Dude, they don't break down 1000 players and consider all situations, they take the stats, you fall where you fall.. boom, done.

And you aren't as good as the 5 guys ranked above you.

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But, you know, I used to be the best in the world at Madden,

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It's a shame they don't consider that as part of the ranking.

That'll show 'em!

So let me get this right.

In his mind he is better, and his lack of performance was only because of the people around him holding him back. Wonder if those 5 ahead of him feel they could have done even more had they had 10 other pro-bowlers around them?

EA is getting free advertising, for them this is great.

Maybe I'm wrong, but wasnt thier a player that used his ranking in Madden during a contract negotiation, and the owner laughted him out of his office.

"But until they do me right, I'm not playing it no more."

Haha, that's great. I would use that as a new sig line, but the one I have now could never be replaced because it's comedy value.