Madden 26‘s Franchise mode once again brings back the tags and motivations system, and you should be paying a lot of attention to how they work.

Not every athlete develops in the same fashion in Franchise mode. This will primarily depend on their in-game stats and how much in-game experience they gain, but also depend on their motivations and tags. InMadden 26, the tags logic have been modified to large extent, so let’s take a look at them first.

Pre-match presentation in Madden 26

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All player Tags in Madden 26 Franchise mode

Every athlete in theFranchise modereacts differently to certain situation. This is determined by their tags. While the tags so far in my research appear to be same in terms of options, their in-game roles have changed.

All player Motivations in Madden 26

Motivations are like additional traits that determine how an athlete will react to developing situations in your Franchise save.

An image of CJ Stroud’s Motivations and Tags in Madden 26

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PEAK Mesa biome

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The Mesa biome in PEAK

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