User Guide

ROOKIE SCOUTING
New to Madden NFL 2003, rookie scouting lets you scout the players
you think will make the biggest impact on your team’s future.
By investing more time in scouting a player, you can get a better idea of the
player’s capabilities. If you scout a player through a single round, you receive one
scouting note. If you scout a player through two rounds, you receive three notes,
and if you scout a player though all three rounds, you receive five scouting notes.
These notes are added to the player’s scouting report. Use scouting reports to
make more informed decisions at the draft.
To scout the rookies:
1. Use the arrows to cycle among user-controlled teams and among the different
player positions.
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To review the needs of your team, click TEAM MANAGEMENT. For more
information, ➤ Team Management on p. 21.
2. To select a rookie to scout, click on the box to the right of his name. You can
select up to 15 rookies to scout. To deselect a rookie, click on his box again.
3. Once you have selected all the rookies you want to scout, click on SCOUTING
COMBINE.
4. To see the results of your scouting, use the arrows to change the POSITION
modifier until it says SCOUTED. In the list, you should now see all the rookies
that you scouted in the previous round.
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To see a rookie’s stats, highlight a player and then click on ROOKIE REPORT
at the top of the screen.
5. Repeat this process for the subsequent rounds (Individual Workouts and
Draft Preview).
RE-SIGN PLAYERS
Re-sign current players on your team roster.
To negotiate a player’s contract:
1. Highlight a player from the player list, and click SIGN PLAYER. The Contract
Negotiation menu appears.
2. Offer a salary and length of contract, and click SUBMIT. The player either
accepts or declines the offer.
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For more information on signing free agents, ➤ Contract on p. 22.
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