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EA Sports Removes Aaron Hernandez From Football Video Games

An EA Sports spokesperson today said that former Patriots TE Aaron Hernandez has been removed from the "NCAA Football 14" and "Madden NFL 25" video games and that he "showed up temporarily because of the timing involved in publishing NCAA 14." The spokesperson said, "Because 'NCAA Football 14' was finalized prior to our decision, Hernandez' image still appears in the Nike Skills Trainer. However, he is not in the game. ... The image of Hernandez will be removed via a Title Update" (CBSSPORTS.com, 7/8).

Meanwhile, Patriots Owner Robert Kraft offered his first public comments on the Hernandez issue. See Quick Hits for more.

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