Detroit Lions cornerback Carlton Davis was less than thrilled after practice on Friday. It wasn’t due to anything on the field, but rather his rating in the new Madden NFL 25 video game.
The game gets released annually in August and players are always anxious to see how they are rated. And, as is annual tradition, the ratings for the latest rendition of the classic franchise trickled out over the course of this week, with the final player ratings coming out on Friday.
In Madden NFL 25, Davis will begin with an 83 overall rating. For reference, there are 31 corners rated higher than Davis. The veteran revealed his feelings about that following the team's latest practice.
“I hate it,” Davis said, per Jeff Risdon of Lions Wire. “I can’t even say what I want to say. I don’t respect the ratings. I think it’s like a lot of hype that go into it. I just think its a lot of BS. I don’t think they stand on all 10 toes as far as like the ratings and the guys who they’re giving them ratings to and the guys who they aren’t giving ratings to. But it is what it is.”
Davis is gearing up for his first season with the Lions after being traded from the Tampa Bay Buccaneers earlier this offseason. He's expected to man one of the starting boundary spots in the secondary, along with rookie Terrion Arnold.
The corner racked up 52 tackles, nine passes defensed and two interceptions for the Buccaneers last season.
