Thirty NFL rookies. Loews Santa Monica Beach Hotel. Second annual EA Sports 2008 Rookie Madden Bowl. This host of NFL rookies -- to include players like New England Patriots quarterback Kevin O'Connell, Chicago Bears running back Matt Forte, and Atlanta Falcons quarterback Matt Ryan -- was brought together for the sole purposes of stomping on each others' virtual likenesses in some
Madden NFL 08. Additionally, the release of
Madden NFL 09 marks the 20th anniversary of the obviously long-lived Madden NFL franchise. This video is a side-by-side comparison (so popular with the kids these days) of
Madden NFL 08 vs.
Madden NFL 09.