‘Madden’ Eradicating CPR Landing Celebration In Wake Of Damar Hamlin Emergency

The CPR landing celebration within the Madden online game franchise will likely be no extra … TMZ Sports activities has realized EA Sports activities is within the means of eradicating the animation in wake of the Damar Hamlin emergency final week.
A spokesperson for the gaming big tells us … the digital finish zone dance will likely be taken away as a part of an replace to “Madden NFL 23” within the subsequent few days.
The celebration has been a preferred one among avid gamers this 12 months — because it allowed gamers who scored TDs to faux they have been in want, whereas different avatars raced in to manage CPR in an effort to “revive” them.
Many, nevertheless, at the moment are discovering the animations to be insensitive and crass … contemplating Hamlin really wanted the life-saving efforts in the course of the Payments vs. Bengals sport final Monday night time.
Surprisingly, real-life NFL gamers did not eliminate the celebration on Sunday regardless of the scene in Cincinnati … with the Pittsburgh Steelers mimicking CPR following a giant play in opposition to the Cleveland Browns.
Individuals from internationally aren’t proud of the Steelers “CPR” celebration in mild of Damar Hamlin’s life threatening harm that simply occurred earlier this week pic.twitter.com/2YlNv0WfXa
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For his half, Steelers LB Alex Highsmith apologized on Monday for his position within the post-play antics … however no phrase but if the NFL has had, or will, have phrases with the fellows over all of it.