Panthers LB Andre Smith says Gronk’s Madden 21 rating is ‘disrespectful’

Panthers linebacker Andre Smith says Rob Gronkowski’s Madden 21 rating is ‘disrespectful.’

It’s that time of year again when NFL players are upset about their ratings in the latest edition of Madden. Last night, EA Sports dropped the official ratings for every player in the game.

As usual, there were some very interesting choices by the game developers. Michael Thomas being rated higher than Julio Jones and a part of the prestigious “99 Club” along with Christian McCaffrey, Aaron Donald, Patrick Mahomes and Stephon Gilmore is certainly one of them.

Some Panthers linebackers have issues with the ratings. Jermaine Carter Jr. thinks his athletic testing should have gotten him a better agility score.

Carter earned a 69 overall rating.

His teammate Andre Smith had a different problem. He thinks Buccaneers tight end Rob Gronkowski’s 95 overall rating is too high considering he wasn’t even in the league last year.

Smith says he has no problem with his 62 overall rating, but Gronk’s is disrespectful to other tight ends who should be ahead of him.

A fair point. The guys who have the most cause to complain are Zach Ertz (90 overall) and Austin Hooper (89). At best, Gronk should probably be no higher than 87 at this point in his career.

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Christian McCaffrey one of four players with a 99 rating in ‘Madden 21’

Panthers running back Christian McCaffrey one of four players with 99 rating in ‘Madden 21.’

For the second straight year, Panthers running back Christian McCaffrey is a part of the prestigious “99 Club” for EA Sports’ Madden video game franchise. He’s one of four players who received a 99 rating in this year’s edition of the game. The others are Chiefs quarterback Patrick Mahomes, Rams defensive tackle Aaron Donald and Patriots cornerback Stephon Gilmore.

Here is a look at the 10 highest rated Carolina players, via Madden School.

RB Christian McCaffrey – 99
DT Kawann Short – 87
WR D.J. Moore – 85
WR Robbie Anderson – 84
CB Donte Jackson – 82
C Matt Paradis – 81
WR Curtis Samuel – 80
OT Taylor Moton – 80
K Graham Gano – 79
S Tre Boston – 79

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