Game Notes
- Release date: August 30, 2011 (Based on the 2011 NFL season.)
- Cover athlete: Peyton Hillis RB Cleveland Browns, Marshall Faulk RB St. Louis Rams (PS2, PS3, PSP, Wii, Xbox 360, iOS, Android)
- Due to the 2011 NFL Lockout, a good majority of the players on the original rosters were on their former team's roster, since the first default ratings were released prior to to the lockout ending.
- Madden NFL 12 was the first game in the series to release expanded original rosters, to include almost every player in each team's training camp, instead of just the capped roster limit amounts.
Player Notes
- 99 Overall Club: QB Tom Brady (Patriots), TE Antonio Gates (Chargers), SS Troy Polamalu (Steelers), CB Darrelle Revis (Jets)
- Oakland Raiders QB Terrelle Pryor (65 OVR) was added to the game in Roster Update #1 after being drafted in the NFL Supplemental Draft.
- Arizona Cardinals QB Derek Anderson signed with the Carolina Panthers in Roster Update #1.
- Jacksonville Jaguars QB David Garrard was released in Roster Update #1.
- Kansas City Chiefs QB Brodie Croyle was released in Roster Update #1.
- Minnesota Vikings QB Tarvaris Jackson signed with the Seattle Seahawks in Roster Update #1.
- New Orleans Saints RB Reggie Bush signed with the Miami Dolphins in Roster Update #1
- New York Jets QB Kellen Clemens was released in Roster Update #1.
- Philadelphia Eagles QB Kevin Kolb was traded to the Arizona Cardinals in Roster Update #1.
- San Francisco 49ers QB Troy Smith was released in Roster Update #1.
- Seattle Seahawks QB Matt Hasselbeck signed with the Tennessee Titans in Roster Update #1.
- Tennessee Titans QB Kerry Collins signed with the Indianapolis Colts in Roster Update #1.
- Tennessee Titans QB Vince Young signed with the Philadelphia Eagles in Roster Update #1.
- Washington Redskins QB Donovan McNabb was traded to the Minnesota Vikings in Roster Update #1.
- Carolina Panthers QB Matt Moore signed with the Miami Dolphins in Roster Update #2.
- Cincinnati Bengals QB Carson Palmer was traded to the Oakland Raiders in Roster Update #8.
- Cleveland Browns QB Jake Delhomme signed with the Houston Texans in Roster Update #14.
- Denver Broncos QB Kyle Orton signed with the Kansas City Chiefs in Roster Update #14.
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"Due to the 2011 NFL Lockout, a good majority of the players on the original rosters were on their former team's roster, since the first default ratings were released prior to to the lockout ending.''