If you have a first place team and you know its going to be very late in the draft, trade with a last place team. Sometimes you can even get a first and second round pick for just your first. This is a very good way to get young players on your already good team.
Better quarterback accuracy
Note what kind of quarterback you are passing with. If you have someone such as Kurt Warner, you may have better accuracy if you set your feet, then throw the ball. If you have someone like Donovan McNabb, you might have better luck throwing on the run.
Cheap players that are good
To make a receiver go to create player and create the player as a quarterback. Give the player very low passing abilities (zero) and very high catching and ball handling levels. The player will cost very little because his quarterback skills are bad. You will have to sign him as a quarterback but use him as a wide receiver. His salary will never go up because he will not play as a quarterback. You can also change his number and attributes in the edit player screen. You can also make a dirt cheap fullback by eliminating his receiving skills.
Cheaper player
When you have an expensive player, you can release him and sign him for less money.
Cheerleader and Pump Up Crowd Cards
Successfully complete the "Game Situation" challenges in mini-camp mode. The Cheerleader or Pump Up Crowd Cards for the team used will be unlocked.
Cheerleader Cards and game cheats
Get a gold rank in any event on the All Pro, Pro and Rookie levels.
Christmas commentary
Set the system date to December 25 to hear John Madden say "Merry Christmas to all".
Deion Sanders
Get a gold rank in the DB Swat drill in mini-camp mode under the All-Madden level.
Easier gold in mini-camp mode
Create a player and trade him to the team that you are doing the drill with. Make sure that the created player is playing the position of the person that you are trying to complete the drill with. For example, Ronde Barber is the corner back in the Defensive Swat Pass drill. If you create a corner back and make his attributes all 99, put him on the Buccaneers and make him the starting or number one cornerback. Then, he will do the drill. You may do this with any person on any drill. You may also make the people who you are going against in the drill "sorrier". If you know their names, go to their attributes and turn them all the way down.
Easy tokens
Play two-minute drill and choose to play four players, all with your profile. Set "Fire" the defense and the Vikings as your teams. Next, use Singleback 4WR All Streaks for touchdowns all day.
Gale Sayers
Get a gold rank in the RB Ground Attack drill in mini-camp mode under the All-Madden level.
Get any player
Use the following trick to get any player in a trade without the other team rejecting. In the franchise mode, create a player as a quarterback and move his attributes until you get to 99 points. Then, put his injury and stamina down to 0. This will not change the attribute point level. Sign him as a free agent then trade him to any team for anybody you want. When you play the team he is playing for, after a couple of plays he will either become injured or will be taken out of the game for his weak stamina. No team will refuse your trade and you will have any player you want on your team.
John Elway
Get a gold rank in the QB Pocket Presence under the All-Madden level.
Kevin Butler
Get a gold rank in P-Coffin Corner Punt under the All-Madden level.
Mike Singletary
Get a gold rank in the LB Chase and Tackle drill in mini-camp mode under the All-Madden level.
New Year's commentary
Set the system date to January 1.
Over the shoulder catch
When throwing the ball to a receiver that is running a fly route, lob the pass (tap the button) instead of throwing a bullet (holding the button). The receiver should catch the ball over his shoulder.
Reggie White
Get a gold rank in All-Madden DL-Trench Fight under the All-Madden level.
Steve Young
Get a gold rank in QB Precision Passing (St. Louis Rams) under the All-Madden level.
Thanksgiving commentary
Set the system date to the third Thursday in November.
Unlimited creation points
Go to "Rosters", then choose "Edit Player". Select the players that you want to be rated 99. Go to his attributes, then increase everything.