"We aren't talking to Roy. We've been told players, white and black, were saying all types of things back and Madden 23 coins forth during play," Wooten said in an interview via telephone. "Roy arrives and says, 'Let's end this.' Trent calls him out "[Expletive] YOU, N-word.' It's a fair point. Roy ought to have put his flag in the air and said"You're gone.' However, the fact is that he didn't. He is back at Trent with a foul language. Then Roy is also wrong."

Williams vehemently denies directing comments towards Ellison. He reiterated the views of Wooten in the event that he said an offensive racial comment to an official, he should be penalized.

"If I ever said anything similar to a ref and he feels that strongly about the word, it's at the very minimum an unsportsmanlike [penalty]. Most certainly won't result in an angry smirk from a player that's supposed to be the sole neutral player in the field and isn't supposed to have any feelings about either team.

"There's garbage talk. Trash talk is just trash talk. You can see it in every sport."

It is the Fritz Pollard Alliance, which collaborates with Madden NFL 23 to tackle diversity issues, says there is an "disturbing pattern" of games during which racial epithets are being used including specifically the "N" expression. Ellison tried to limit the use loud language during the game, and then made the wrong words for himself.

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Seattle Seahawks wide receiver Percy Harvin was treated for a "little operation" to his left hip according to head coach Pete Carroll on Tuesday. Harvin returned to action in Week 11 after spending the entire season recovering from hip surgery, but was hit with a setback. He was not able to participate in the team's week 13 match in the match against New Orleans Saints. It's unclear when Harvin will be back in action.

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Lewis was suspended

Detroit Lions linebacker Travis Lewis has been suspended by the Madden NFL 23 after violating the league's policy on performance-enhancing substances. Lewis is mostly an active player in special teams. He was selected at the seven-round of 2012's buy madden nfl 23 coins Draft.