This guide teaches you how to make good trades in Franchise mode of Madden NFL 25. Read on to learn how to make good trades, as well as how to trade players in Franchise mode.

How to Make Good Trades in Franchise Mode

How to Make Good Trades
Fill Positions That Your Team Needs Obtain Skilled Players with Low Salary Cap Trade 1st Round Draft Picks for Strong Players Trade Older Players for Younger Players

Fill Positions That Your Team Needs

When looking to make a good trade, always prioritize acquiring players who play Positions that your team desperately needs. You can trade away players who are in positions that your team already has a lot of people in, preferably those with high OVR ratings to make trade offers with other teams easier to accept.

All Positions Explained

Obtain Skilled Players with Low Salary Cap

Before making a trade, you have to check the salary of the player that you want to acquire and see if you can afford them. In general, always get highly skilled players who have a lower salary cap in order to save more money and open up more room for you to acquire more players.

Take Note of Playing Years

Keep in mind that some players with high OVR may only have a few playing years left, which is the reason why they have a low salary cap. These players may only be on your team for a short term if you don't plan on renewing their contracts.

Trade First Round Draft Picks for Strong Players

If you already have young talented players on your team, chances are you don't need First Round draft picks to acquire good rookies anymore. You can trade high draft picks to another team who needs it in exchange for stronger players.

Trade Older Players for Younger Players

Young players have a lot of playing years available to commit to a team, and a good way to acquire them is to trade older players with above average ratings in exchange for them.

Getting young players is an ideal strategy to use specifically if you plan to rebuild your franchise team from the ground up, as you can focus on training them into star players and securing your team's success in the future.

How to Trade Players in Franchise Mode

Use Trade Finder

1	Go to Manage Roster and open Trade Center.
2	Select Trade Finder
3	Pick a team that you want to trade with.
4	Select any of the trading slots on the left side.
5	Choose a player or draft pick round that you want to offer.
6	Before offering a trade, check out what position your team needs and what the opposing team needs as well to make them more likely to accept the trade.
7	After making your trade selections, select Advance to go back to the trading screen and then choose any of the trading slots on the right side.
8	Select the player/s that you want to acquire.
9	Submit the Trade - selecting Yes will finalize the trade.

Select Get Offers for Additional Trade Options

Right after choosing players you want to trade away, you can select Get Offers at the Trade screen menu to receive additional offers from other teams who are interested. Choosing any offer from the list will immediately accept the trade.

You can even Counter Offer if you're not content with what they are offering.

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