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Today EA added new Team MVPs and Team Builder players to MUT 19, this time focusing on some teams that made the playoffs. You can see all 4 of the new Team MVPs below and then check out the 48 new Team Builders in the Muthead Database:

• Khalil Mack (Bears Team MVP)
• Deshaun Watson (Texans Team MVP)
• Marlon Humphrey (Ravens Team MVP)
• Chris Carson (Seahawks Team MVP)

What do you think of the new Team MVPs?

Today EA gave 12 new players a long-overdue Power Up item. You can see all of the players and their Power Up items below:

• Calvin Ridley
• Marlon Mack
• Randall Cobb
• Derrick Henry
• Vernon Davis
• LeGarrette Blount
• Alec Ogletree
• Eric Weddle
• Jaylon Smith
• Josh Allen
• Dak Prescott
• DeForest Buckner

Which of these Power Ups are you most excited to see?

Today EA released Ultimate Legend versions of LaDainian Tomlinson, Everson Walls, and LTD Dermontti Dawson. You can see their full ratings below:

Dermontti Dawson

• LTD Dermontti Dawson

LaDainian Tomlinson

• Career Edition
• 94 OVR, 94 OVR, 89 OVR, 88 OVR, 87 OVR

Everson Walls

• Career Edition
• 94 OVR, 94 OVR, 89 OVR, 88 OVR, 87 OVR
• Power Up

What do you think of this weekend's batch of Ultimate Legends?

Today EA launched the NFL Offseason Program, which is made up of multiple parts. They introduced Series 5, Team MVPs, Team Builders, a new Scout Chemistry, and more. Series 5 raises the Level Cap to 80 and allows Ryan Shazier to be updated to a 99 OVR. Here's a quick overview of everything:

Players

There are a ton of new players being introduced into MUT, including over 200 Team Builders, 20 Team MVPs, and 12 new Power Ups. You can see the Team MVPs below and then check out all of the Team Builders in the Muthead Database.

MUT Master

• Series 5 MUT Master Micah Hyde

Team MVPs

• Joe Mixon
• Joel Bitonio
• Julio Jones
• Joe Staley
• Andrew Norwell
• Kelvin Beachum
• Kenny Golladay
• Taylor Moton
• David DeCastro
• Derrick Henry
• Jerry Hughes
• Von Miller
• Jason Pierre-Paul
• Antoine Bethea
• Xavien Howard
• Alec Ogletree
• Blake Martinez
• Tahir Whitehead
• Josh Norman
• Harrison Smith

Power Ups

• The 12 new Power Ups will be coming out on Sunday.

Solos

There is a new set of Solos called Scouting the NFL that is made up of two sequences. Completing these challenges will earn coins and Scouts (the new currency).

• Scouting NFL Team Defenses (20 Challenges)
• Scouting NFL Team Offenses (20 Challenges)

Sets

There are 10 Offensive MVP Sets and 10 Defensive MVP Sets, one for each Team MVP listed above. These sets take a varying amount of team-specific Team Builders, Team of the Week Players, and Elite and Gold Tokens to complete.

There are also new Series 5 MUT Master Sets:

• Micah Hyde - 88x Series 5 Trophies
• NAT Micah Hyde - 44x Series 5 Trophies
• 88-91 OVR Player - 15x Series 5 Trophies
• 92-94 OVR Player - 50x Series 5 Trophies
• Coach Madden Collectible - 100x Series 5 Trophies

Objectives

There are new objectives for Series 5 and for MUT Master.

• Series 5 Multiplayer - Win Online Games to earn Series 5 Trophies. Completing all of the objectives results in an additional 100,000 coins. This Objective List expires on March 29th.
• MUT Master Finale - Complete these objectives to boost your Ryan Shazier to a 99 OVR:
  • Win 150 Games in any non-Play a Friend mode.
  • Win 5 games >= 95 OVR
  • Reach MUT Level 80
  • Complete 25 Daily Objective Lists

New Currency

There is a new currency in the game called Scouts. You can earn Scouts by quickselling Team Builder and Team MVP players, through Solos, and through Objectives. As usual with a new currency there is a special section in the Store that allows you to spend your Scouts on new players.

What do you think of the NFL Offseason launch so far?

In this episode of the Muthead Podcast we talk about the House Rules, NFL Honors, and Ultimate Legends. You can listen to the entire episode above simply by hitting play, or subscribe to us on iTunes and listen on the go!

Show Notes

Links:

• Subscribe to the Muthead Podcast on iTunes
• Watch ChewbaccaLemma on Twitch
• Learn from Madden Pros through PlaybookGG

Topics Covered:

• House Rules
• Julius Peppers
• Saquon Barkley
• Darius Leonard
• Putting Safeties at LB
• Patrick Mahomes and VCS (Vick Comparison Syndrome)
• Aaron Donald vs Myles Garrett
• Who would make a good Golden Ticket this year?
• Calvin Johnson doesn't use Most Feared as part of his Power Up

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Leave a comment and let us know:

• What should EA test out in a future House Rules event?