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Josh Brent has retired from the Madden NFL 23 to concentrate on his personal issues off the field, the Dallas Cowboys defensive lineman announced on Thursday. He's had a number of encounters with the law and is currently facing trial on charges of intoxicated manslaughter after allegedly causing the death of another fellow Cowboys player Jerry Brown.

"This is the right choice for me, and one that I have given a lot of thought to," Brent said. "I'm at a point in my life where my main focus is setting priorities in my life in order. Priorities more important over football."

KD Drummond of Blogging with the Boys feels this was the right decision for Brent as it's going to assist in clearing his head. The decision should also resolve a few other issues that were showing up as Brent continued to play as he dealt with issues off-field, says Drummond.

The Cowboys will no longer have the task of offering help to a player even with being in jail, could not prevent himself from breaking the law again, regardless of how small a person's view of smoking marijuana.

Brent's actions can possibly be interpreted as him owning up to the situation that the situation he is in and acknowledging the seriousness of the issue he's facing. If the legal issue turns to Brent's advantage the only thing he has to do is not retire. The rights he has are owned by the Dallas Cowboys and the league may then reassess the possibility of a suspension.

Hard Knocks series gets mult-year extension thanks to Madden NFL 23 Films, HBO

HBO in conjunction with Madden NFL 23 Films crew have extended their partnership in relation to Hard Knocks, it was announced on Thursday. No specifics were made available regarding the length of the deal, but Madden 24 ltds Films' Ross Ketover referred to the extension as it was a "multi-year extension" and also said that they'd stay there for "a few more years."