Reality Check: Madden NFL 12 Will Stress Concussion Safety

The forthcoming Madden NFL 12 video game will show players not only receiving concussions but remaining sidelined for the rest of the game. Additionally, according to The New York Times, game announcers Gus Johnson and Chris Collinsworth will explain that the player was removed because of the seriousness of head injuries. Player animations, however, will not display helmet-to-helmet tackles, hits to the heads of defenseless players or dangerous head-first tackling, according to Phil Frazier, executive producer of Madden 12. He added that the game, scheduled for an August release regardless of an NFL work stoppage, will serve as "a teaching tool."

The game's namesake, Hall of Fame coach and longtime television announcer John Madden, approves of the changes. "Concussions are such a big thing, it has to be a big thing in the video game," Madden told Times reporter Alan Schwarz. "We want that message to be strong."

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