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Kyle Van Noy is not happy near his Madden rating this year

"Adept thing I don't play madden or I'd be mad."

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Patriots linebacker Kyle Van Noy earlier playing a game confronting the Jets in Dec., 2018. Maddie Meyer / Getty Images

If Patriots linebacker Kyle Van Noy was looking for another shot of motivation, he might have plant it thanks to a video game.

The 28 year old, who played a central role in the Patriots' Super Bowl victory a flavor ago, was given a new rating by EA Sports' Madden video game series ahead of the game'southward latest release appointment on August ii.

Despite performing at a championship level in the 2018 season, Van Noy was listed every bit having a 77 overall rating (out of 100) in the newest version of the game.

Afterward learning this, Van Noy shared his reaction on Twitter:

Van Noy is coming off a strong year in which he tallied three sacks in the postseason, two of which came in his team'south victory against Patrick Mahomes and the Kansas Metropolis Chiefs in the AFC Championship.

Van Noy was rated a 78 at the beginning of terminal year. Even so, he's likewise no stranger to using outside criticism as motivation. After Super Bowl LIII, Van Noy went on ESPN to blast co-host Max Kellerman for writing off the Patriots.

Overall ratings in Madden are calculated through more than 40 individual ratings and measurements. Though EA Sports has offered glimpses in the past of how it decides on what numbers a player gets, much of the procedure remains shrouded in secrecy.

Quarterback Tom Brady is a 96 overall this yr, while cornerback Stephon Gilmore is a 94. The team's worst rated role player to commencement the year is long snapper Joe Cardona, who is listed as a 38.