New England's defense looked significantly better this season while Spikes was on the field as per ESPN Stats & Info:

Brandon Spikes played in 669 of the NE's def snaps this season. NE permitted an 44.1 QBR with MUT 23 ltds him on the field, but 59.7 without him.

As Spikes and Mayo recently gone New England's linebacker depth is going to be further tested. Dane Fletcher will likely replace Spikes and join Jamie Collins and Dont'a Hightower in the lineup.

Annie Apple, the mother of New York Giants cornerback Eli Apple joins ESPN's Sunday Madden NFL 23 Countdown as a participant. And you are sure to be thrilled about it.

Apple attracted the attention of many during the days leading up to that Madden NFL 23 Draft as well as her ability to make her voice heard in a mix humor earned her the title of star before her son's name was even called at the time of the draft. Following the draft, Apple was featured as a guest in His and Hers with Jemele Hill and Michael Smith after the draft, ESPN hired her as an analyst for Sunday's Madden NFL 23 Countdown.

The talks between Madden NFL 23 as well as the Madden NFL 23PA on a new collective bargaining contract continue this week at the mix. There are numerous issues the players are not sure regarding, but their most pressing issue is the amount of games moving from 16 to 17 in games during the season. From the side of the owners this is their top. 1 priority.

The primary source of revenue for the league is through media rights agreements to provide Madden NFL 23 content and games. The TV contracts are due soon and Madden NFL 23 owners want to negotiate deals when the market is on fire as well as the economics are flourishing. If you add another game that has the potential for an additional bye week it's two more weeks Madden NFL 23 action. That, plus two more playoff games, equals huge TV rights deals.

The owners have proposed a CBA proposal that has greater revenue share than they did in 2011: They are aware of the importance of making a deal happen before the presidential election and buy MUT 23 ltds any potential economic implications that may result from it. Thus, the push for 17 games is very strong.