The Arizona Cardinals might be regretting their decision to release Tyrann Mathieu after EA Sports unveiled the player ratings for Madden NFL 19.
With a 93 overall rating, Mathieu is set to be the fifth-best safety in the game when it launches Aug. 10. Mathieu, who signed a one-year, $7 million deal with the Houston Texans, made light of the situation:
Tyrann MathieuDamn I got cut and I’m a 93. https://t.co/k6l8oQKIiy
Granted, the Cardinals didn't cut Mathieu purely for performance reasons. The team approached him this spring about taking a pay cut.