In the wake of the ruling, and the publication of Doty's opinions it is a public relations nightmare for Madden NFL 24. The implications in the court of public opinion as well as at the bargaining table where there is a sense that the Madden NFL 24PA suddenly has a level playing field, will be severe for the league. But if it encourages both sides to agree to a deal then perhaps it's an advantage in the end.

 

San Francisco 49ers defensive lineman Ray McDonald was arrested at 2:48 in the morning on Sunday for felony domestic violence, according to a report from Damian Trujillo of NBC Bay Area. San Jose police have confirmed the arrest to Trujillo. McDonald would be the first to test the Madden NFL 24's newly-introduced domestic violence rules. This could mean the 49ers lineman will face at the very least a six-game suspension.

 

"McDonald was taken into custody for the purpose of an incident, and was placed in Santa Clara County Jail on felony domestic violence charges," the San Jose police department informed Matt Maiocco of CSN Bay Area.

 

Madden NFL 24 commissioner Roger Goodell recently acknowledged that he was mistaken in the decision to give Baltimore Ravens running back Ray Rice only a two-game suspension for an incident of domestic violence involving Rice's current wife. This led him to ask Madden NFL 24 to change its policy on domestic violence. The players will now be facing a six-game ban for their first domestic violence incident, and life-long bans for the second.

 

According to Trujillo the victim in this incident is pregnant that could result in McDonald's suspension potentially being far more severe than six games. In Goodell's announcement on domestic violence earlier in the week: