Okay, folks, the third Madden roster update (along with a couple of patches to improve on and offline gameplay) has been released. Here is a list of the changes in the third update (I'm a little a late on this, sorry, it was released October 4th -- better late than never, I guess):
(side note -- EA seems to be on the ball this year with updates, I gotta say)
TransactionsS Will Demps – Signs with Texans
C Chukky Okobi – Signs with Cardinals
CB Anthony Madison – Released by Bucs
CB Sammy Davis – Signs with Bucs
DE Bryce Fisher – Traded to Titans
QB Charlie Frye – Traded to Seahawks
TE Michael Gaines – Signs with Bills
T Todd Steussie – Released by Rams
T Patrick Estes – Released by 49ers
DT Attiyah Ellison – Signs with 49ers
LB Johnny Baldwin – Signs with Chiefs
LB Wesly Mallard – Released by Broncos
LB Buster Davis – Signs with Lions
DT Russell Davis – Released by Seahawks
T Rashad Butler – Signs with Texans
LB Jordan Beck – Released by Falcons
K Justin Medlock – Released by Chiefs
K Dave Rayner – Signed by Chiefs
G Tutan Reyes – Released by Jaguars
WR Reche Caldwell – Signed by Redskins
DT Ed Johnson – Added to Colts
HB Pierre Thomas – Added to Saints
K Billy Cundiff – Released by Falcons
DE Copeland Bryan – Added to Bills
S Bryan Scott – Signs with Bills
LB Jamie Winborn – Added to Broncos
QB Ken Dorsey – Added to Browns
DE Greg White – Added to Bucs
WR David Boston – Released by Bucs
WR Mark Jones – Signs with Bucs
HB Luke Lawton – Added to Colts
DT Antonio Garay – Added to Bears
K Morten Andersen – Signs with Falcons
TE Delanie Walker – Added to 49ers
FB Madison Hedgecock – Released by Rams/Signed by Giants
T Adam Koets – Added to Giants
DE Brent Hawkins – Added to Jaguars
LB Nick Greisen – Released by Jaguars
DT Russell Davis – Signs with Giants
DE Mike Devito – Added to Jets
WR Wallace Wright – Added to Jets
LB Anthony Cannon – Added to Lions
CB Tony Beckham – Added to Lions
C Nick Leckey – Released by Cardinals
CB Tramon Williams – Added to Packers
HB Ryan Grant – Added to Packers
FB John Kuhn – Added to Packers
WR Carlyle Holiday – Removed from Packers (Injury)
CB Curtis Deloatch – Signs with Panthers
LT Frank Omiyale – Signs with Panthers
TE Christian Fauria – Signs with Panthers
CB Dante Wesley – Removed from Panthers (Injury)
RT Mark Wilson – Added to Raiders
FS Hiram Eugene – Added to Raiders
FB Richard Owens – Signs with Rams
HB Cory Ross – Added to Ravens
DE Edgar Jones – Added to Ravens
S Omar Stoutmire – Signs with Redskins
DE Anton Palepoi – Released by Saints
DE Josh Cooper – Added to Saints
DT Ellis Wyms – Signs with Seahawks
CB Allen Rossum – Signs with Steelers
DT Jesse Mahelona – Released by Titans
FS Vincent Fuller – Added to Titans
C Eugene Amano – Added to Titans
QB Byron Leftwich – Signs with Falcons
DT Tank Johnson – Signs with Cowboys
LB Andre Frazier – Released by Bengals
LB Dhani Jones – Signs with Bengals
G Will Montgomery – Signs with Jets
LG Rick MeMulling – Signs with Redskins
FS Jamaal Fudge – Added to Jaguars
LE Andre Coleman – Added to Chargers
RE Chris Wilson – Added to Redskins
WR Shaun Bodiford – Signs with Packers
Ratings UpLB Rob Morris – 81 to 83 OVR
LB Freddie Keiaho – 73 to 75 OVR
HB Marion Barber – 86 to 87 OVR
HB Derrick Ward – 72 to 77 OVR
DE Cullen Jenkins – 84 to 86 OVR
LB Nick Barnett – 88 to 90 OVR
DT Johnny Jolly – 73 to 77 OVR
SS Atari Bigby – 71 to 73 OVR
DE Juqua Thomas – 72 to 78 OVR
SS Sean Considine – 83 to 85 OVR
WR Jason Avant – 70 to 73 OVR
FS Jim Leonhard – 67 to 71 OVR
CB Dre Bly – 90 to 92 OVR
TE Jeff King – 77 to 79 OVR
WR Lance Moore – 71 to 73 OVR
WR Glenn Holt – 66 to 68 OVR
WR Roscoe Parrish – 69 to 73 OVR
FS Jim Leonhard – 71 to 76 OVR
DT Amon Gordon – 69 to 73 OVR
HB Travis Henry – 88 to 89 OVR
DE Elvis Dumervil – 79 to 81 OVR
WR Brandon Marshall – 80 to 82 OVR
HB Jamal Lewis – 84 to 86 OVR
WR Josh Cribbs – 62 to 64 OVR
QB Derek Anderson – 78 to 79 OVR
LB Barrett Rudd – 80 to 82 OVR
WR Ike Hilliard – 76 to 80 OVR
DT Darnell Dockett – 85 to 86 OVR
DE Antonio Smith – 74 to 78 OVR
LT Mike Gandy – 80 to 82 OVR
LB Gerald Hayes – 82 to 83 OVR
LB Stephen Cooper – 74 to 77 OVR
LB Napoleon Harris – 78 to 80 OVR
DT Alphonso Boone – 75 to 78 OVR
FS Bob Sanders – 96 to 97 OVR
LG Ryan Lilja – 87 to 89 OVR
RG Jake Scott – 88 to 91 OVR
RT Ryan Diem – 91 to 93 OVR
LB Freddie Keiaho – 75 to 79 OVR
QB Tony Romo – 84 to 89 OVR
P Brandon Fields – 67 to 74 OVR
C Jamaal Jackson – 84 to 86 OVR
LB Omar Gaither – 81 to 82 OVR
LB Rocky McIntosh – 78 to 81 OVR
HB Artose Pinner – 68 to 70 OVR
LB Stephen Nicolas – 68 to 70 OVR
WR Roddy White – 74 to 75 OVR
DT Aubrayo Franklin – 75 to 79 OVR
DT Isaac Sopoaga – 74 to 78 OVR
DE Bryant Young – 86 to 88 OVR
LB Manny Lawson – 78 to 81 OVR
LB Patrick Willis – 84 to 85 OVR
DE Marques Douglas – 80 to 82 OVR
DE Justin Tuck – 70 to 75 OVR
LG Rich Seubert – 84 to 87 OVR
LT David Diehl – 84 to 88 OVR
RG Chris Snee – 92 to 94 OVR
WR Plaxico Burress – 90 to 92 OVR
C Dennis Norman – 63 to 67 OVR
DT Marcus Stroud – 94 to 95 OVR
WR Dennis Northcutt – 77 to 78 OVR
MLB Mike Peterson – 92 to 93 OVR
CB David Barrett – 75 to 76 OVR
DE Kenyon Coleman – 76 to 79 OVR
WR Calvin Johnson – 88 to 89 OVR
DT Shaun Rogers – 94 to 96 OVR
HB DeShawn Wynn – 72 to 73 OVR
WR James Jones – 75 to 78 OVR
TE Donald Lee – 77 to 78 OVR
SS Atari Bigby – 73 to 75 OVR
C Dan Koppen – 87 to 90 OVR
HB Sammy Morris – 78 to 79 OVR
WR Randy Moss – 93 to 97 OVR
WR Wes Welker – 83 to 86 OVR
RT Nick Kaczur – 81 to 82 OVR
RG Stephen Neal – 87 to 89 OVR
LG Logan Mankins – 92 to 94 OVR
LT Matt Light – 91 to 94 OVR
DT Vince Wilfork – 92 to 93 OVR
DE Ty Warren – 89 to 90 OVR
DE Jarvis Green – 79 to 82 OVR
ROLB Rosevelt Colvin – 85 to 87 OVR
QB Tom Brady – 98 to 99 OVR
WR Ronald Curry – 79 to 80 OVR
RT Cornell Green – 75 to 77 OVR
RG Cooper Carlisle – 80 to 84 OVR
MLB Kirk Morrison – 88 to 90 OVR
ROLB Thomas Howard – 82 to 85 OVR
WR Terrell Owens – 94 to 97 OVR
C Brett Romberg – 68 to 72 OVR
DT Cliff Ryan – 67 to 69 OVR
LB Brandon Chillar – 73 to 75 OVR
HB Musa Smith – 76 to 77 OVR
LE Dwan Edwards – 66 to 68 OVR
LOLB Jarret Johnson – 77 to 80 OVR
RE Haloti Ngata – 82 to 84 OVR
P Derrick Frost – 76 to 80 OVR
MLB Lofa Tatupu – 94 to 95 OVR
HB Najeh Davenport – 77 to 79 OVR
ROLB James Harrison – 73 to 83 OVR
MLB James Farrior – 93 to 94 OVR
CB Deshea Townsend – 84 to 85 OVR
RT Willie Colon – 70 to 75 OVR
WR Santonio Holmes – 81 to 82 OVR
WR Roydell Williams – 67 to 70 OVR
CB Cortland Finnegan – 73 to 79 OVR
DT Tony Brown – 73 to 77 OVR
K Rob Bironas – 82 to 85 OVR
LE Antwan Odom – 75 to 78 OVR
LT Michael Roos – 82 to 84 OVR
MLB Ryan Fowler – 72 to 75 OVR
RG Benji Olson – 91 to 93 OVR
RT David Stewart – 76 to 80 OVR
LG Jacob Bell – 87 to 89 OVR
ROLB Chad Greenway – 79 to 81 OVR
QB Matt Schaub – 83 to 84 OVR
RG Fred Weary – 77 to 78 OVR
CB Charles Tillman – 91 to 92 OVR
DT Tommie Harris – 97 to 98 OVR
DE Mark Anderson – 85 to 86 OVR
HB Kenny Watson – 73 to 77 OVR
MLB John DiGiorgio – 67 to 70 OVR
WR Brandon Marshall – 82 to 83 OVR
DT Amon Gordon – 73 to 77 OVR
DE Elvis Dumervil – 81 to 83 OVR
WR Braylon Edwards – 86 to 87 OVR
MLB Leon Williams – 74 to 76 OVR
QB Jeff Garcia – 84 to 86 OVR
HB Earnest Graham – 72 to 74 OVR
MLB Barrett Ruud – 82 to 84 OVR
MLB Gerald Hayes – 83 to 84 OVR
DT Darnell Dockett – 86 to 87 OVR
HB Edgerrin James – 91 to 93 OVR
DT Gabe Watson – 73 to 76 OVR
LB Shaun Phillips – 86 to 88 OVR
WR Vincent Jackson – 81 to 84 OVR
TE Antonio Gates – 98 to 99 OVR
SS Antoine Bethea – 85 to 86 OVR
HB Marion Barber – 87 to 88 OVR
LG Kyle Kosier – 85 to 87 OVR
TE Jason Witten – 92 to 93 OVR
K Nick Folk – 71 to 76 OVR
RG Leonard Davis – 90 to 92 OVR
HB Brian Westbrook – 94 to 95 OVR
WR Kevin Curtis – 81 to 83 OVR
DE Trent Cole – 82 to 85 OVR
C Jamaal Jackson – 86 to 88 OVR
WR Roddy White – 75 to 78 OVR
HB Fred Taylor – 89 to 90 OVR
SS Sammy Knight – 74 to 83 OVR
QB David Garrard – 82 to 83 OVR
MLB Mike Peterson – 93 to 94 OVR
WR Shaun McDonald – 70 to 74 OVR
QB Brett Favre – 89 to 90 OVR
LE Aaron Kampman – 94 to 95 OVR
C Justin Hartwig – 82 to 84 OVR
RG Jeremy Bridges – 81 to 84 OVR
C Jeremy Newberry – 83 to 84 OVR
CB Stanford Routt – 68 to 77 OVR
HB LaMont Jordan – 83 to 85 OVR
ROLB Thomas Howard – 85 to 86 OVR
LOLB Brandon Chillar – 75 to 77 OVR
K Matt Stover – 94 to 96 OVR
CB Kelly Jennings – 78 to 80 OVR
HB Willie Parker – 89 to 90 OVR
HB Adrian Peterson – 87 to 88 OVR
ROLB Chad Greenway – 81 to 83 OVR
MLB E.J. Henderson – 84 to 85 OVR
DT Amobi Okoye – 79 to 80 OVR
FS Von Hutchins – 76 to 79 OVR
FS C.C. Brown – 71 to 75 OVR
MLB DeMeco Ryans – 88 to 89 OVR
WR Andre Davis – 67 to 70 OVR
QB Vince Young – 87 to 88 OVR
DT Albert Haynesworth – 85 to 87 OVR
Ratings DownHB Carnell Williams – 88 to 87 OVR
DT Justin Harrell – 78 to 76 OVR
FS Nick Collins – 80 to 79 OVR
CB Paul Oliver – 76 to 73 OVR
LB Joey Porter – 93 to 92 OVR
G Chris Liwienski – 82 to 79 OVR
G Rex Hadnot – 84 to 82 OVR
T L.J. Shelton – 83 to 78 OVR
T Vernon Carey – 84 to 81 OVR
HB Reuben Droughns – 80 to 75 OVR
S Gibril Wilson – 89 to 86 OVR
WR D.J. Hackett – 82 to 78 OVR
QB Rex Grossman – 84 to 83 OVR
CB Ricky Manning – 86 to 84 OVR
CB Leon Hall – 80 to 78 OVR
DE Tim Crowder – 78 to 77 OVR
FS Will Allen – 80 to 78 OVR
LG Anthony Davis – 82 to 78 OVR
DE Gaines Adams – 84 to 82 OVR
CB Antrel Rolle – 84 to 82 OVR
DE Bertrand Berry – 92 to 90 OVR
DT Quinn Pitcock – 75 to 69 OVR
DT Dan Klecko – 77 to 73 OVR
CB Chris Houston – 80 to 77 OVR
CB Corey Webster – 80 to 78 OVR
DE Michael Strahan – 94 to 92 OVR
CB Aaron Ross – 80 to 79 OVR
LB Kawika Mitchell – 85 to 80 OVR
DE Reggie Hayward – 88 to 86 OVR
WR Dwayne Jarrett – 77 to 76 OVR
WR Drew Carter – 70 to 72 OVR
CB Tory James – 85 to 83 OVR
WR Donte Stallworth – 84 to 82 OVR
C Andy McCollum – 82 to 76 OVR
WR Brandon Lloyd – 78 to 73 OVR
WR Devery Henderson – 82 to 80 OVR
WR Terrance Copper – 76 to 73 OVR
FB Dan Kreider – 93 to 88 OVR
LB Lawrence Timmons – 80 to 77 OVR
RT Max Starks – 83 to 79 OVR
WR Paul Williams – 70 to 65 OVR
CB Kelly Herndon – 80 to 78 OVR
DT Randy Starks – 79 to 75 OVR
P Craig Hentrich – 85 to 83 OVR
LOLB Rufus Alexander – 73 to 68 OVR
WR Sidney Rice – 78 to 76 OVR
C Mike Flanagan – 87 to 82 OVR
TE Daniel Graham – 88 to 86 OVR
WR Ted Ginn – 79 to 77 OVR
DE Jevon Kearse – 88 to 86 OVR
WR Reggie Williams – 78 to 77 OVR
WR Mike Walker – 74 to 71 OVR
FS Nick Collins – 79 to 78 OVR
CB Ken Lucas – 88 to 86 OVR
CB Fabian Washington – 85 to 83 OVR
HB Michael Bush – 78 to 75 OVR
FS Brian Dawkins – 97 to 96 OVR
DT Corey Simon – 83 to 81 OVR
InjuriesLB Michael Okwo (Bears) IR – Shoulder
T Orlando Pace (Rams) IR – Shoulder
S Yeremiah Bell (Dolphins) IR – Achilles
DT Dusty Dvoracek (Bears) IR – Knee
S Mike Brown (Bears) IR - Knee
T Jon Jansen (Redskins) IR – Ankle
S Jason Simmons (Texans) IR – Knee
DT Jason Ferguson (Cowboys) IR – Bicep
S Ko Simpson (Bills) IR – Ankle
CB Jason Webster (Bills) IR – Forearm
DT William Joseph (Giants) IR – Back
WR Chansi Stuckey (Jets) IR – Foot
CB Justin Miller (Jets) IR – Knee
CB B.J. Sams (Ravens) IR – Knee
TE Mark Campbell (Saints) IR – Back
FS Nate Salley (Panthers) IR – Knee
DE Adrian Awasom (Giants) IR – Back
LB Manny Lawson (49ers) IR – Knee
SS Gerald Sensabaugh (Jaguars) IR – Shoulder
MLB Paul Posluszny (Bills) IR - Forearm
ContractsDT Pat Williams (Vikings) – 3 year extension
TE Chris Cooley (Redskins) – 6 year extension
QB Kyle Boller (Ravens) – 1 year extension
P Nick Harris (Lions) – 5 year extension
QB JaMarcus Russell (Raiders) – 6 year contract
G Brandon Moore (Jets) – 3 year extension
DB Jordan Babineaux (Seahawks) – 5 year extension
DT Tony Brown (Titans) – 2 year extension
WeaponsHB Brian Westbrook (Eagles) – Becomes Speed Weapon
HB Willie Parker (Steelers) – Loses Speed Weapon
CB Walt Harris (49ers) – Loses Smart Corner
HB Edgerrin James (Cardinals) – Becomes Trucking Weapon
HB Marion Barber (Cowboys) – Becomes Trucking Weapon
QB Tony Romo (Cowboys) – Becomes Accurate QB
WR Kevin Curtis (Eagles) – Becomes Speed Weapon
DT Albert Haynesworth (Titans) – Becomes Power Move Weapon
