
Sep 23, 2012; Nashville, TN, USA; Detroit Lions tight end Brandon Pettigrew (87) bobbles the pass by Detroit quarterback Matthew Stafford (9) against the Tennessee Titans during the first half at LP Field. Mandatory Credit: Jim Brown-US PRESSWIRE
The folks at EA Sports have released their latest roster update for Madden 13 and it’s a big one for the Detroit Lions.
A couple of the changes are roster moves to reflect the current state of the team. Drayton Florence and Ben Graham have been removed from the active roster while Nick Harris has been added. Titus Young receives a name change to reflect his “Young Sr.” jersey nameplate.
The bulk of the changes have to do with tweaks to player ratings. Six Lions have downgraded while seven get a slight bump.
Here is the summary of this week’s changes to the Lions in Madden 13:
| Willie Young | DL | DET | Decrease, from 75 to 74OVR |
| Brandon Pettigrew | TE | DET | Decrease, from 77 to 74CARRY |
| Amari Spievey | S | DET | Decrease, from 77 to 76OVR |
| Erik Coleman | S | DET | Decrease, from 77 to 76OVR |
| Kyle Vanden Bosch | DL | DET | Decrease, from 81 to 79OVR |
| Cliff Avril | DL | DET | Decrease, from 89 to 88OVR |
| Bill Bentley | CB | DET | Increase, from 70 to 72OVR |
| Mikel Leshoure | HB | DET | Increase, from 72 to 73OVR |
| Dominic Raiola | OL | DET | Increase, from 81 to 82OVR |
| Jeff Backus | OL | DET | Increase, from 81 to 83OVR |
| Chris Houston | CB | DET | Increase, from 83 to 84OVR |
| Rob Sims | OL | DET | Increase, from 88 to 89OVR |
| Jason Hanson | K | DET | Increase, from 89 to 90OVR |
| Ben Graham | P | DET | IR |
| Titus Young Sr. | WR | DET | Name updated to Young Sr. |
| Drayton Florence | CB | DET | Removed from depth chart (injury) |
| Nick Harris | P | DET | Signs |
Check out the full list of changes around the league on page 2.

