How the EA SPORTS™ Madden NFL Rookie Premiere program works

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Overview

The Madden NFL Rookie Premiere program lets you earn rewards in Madden NFL 26 that carry over to Madden NFL 27. Learn more about the program and how you can earn rewards by playing MUT and completing sets and objectives.

How do Rookie Premiere rewards work?

During the Rookie Premiere program, players have a chance to earn Madden Ultimate Team™ (MUT) rewards in Madden NFL 26 that automatically carry over to Madden NFL 27. To unlock these rewards in Madden NFL 27, you need to complete specific sets and objectives in Madden NFL 26 by August 6, 2026.You should receive any Rookie Premiere rewards you earned in Madden NFL 26 when you launch Madden NFL 27 for the first time. If they don’t appear, you might need to go into Madden NFL 26’s MUT, then try launching MUT in Madden NFL 27 again.

How do I earn rewards?

Play MUT each week of the Rookie Premiere program

  • Launch and play Madden Ultimate Team in Madden NFL 26 during every week of the Rookie Premiere program.
  • The program started on July 9, 2026 and ends on August 6, 2026.
  • You can claim 1 x free 99 OVR Rookie Premiere Player the first time you launch MUT within this time period. 
  • You can claim 3 x free 99 OVR Redzone Royale Players by launching MUT during specific time periods. You’ll get 1 x player per period (3 total), and if you miss a window, that reward is gone.
    • July 9  – August 6
    • July 9 – August 6
    • July 16 – August 6 
    • July 23 - August 6 

Complete Rookie Premiere Sets

  • Complete objectives and challenges to earn Rookie Premiere Set Tokens and complete Rookie Premiere Sets.
  • Use 99 OVR Redzone Royale Players you claimed or earned to complete Redzone Royale Sets. Each completed set can be exchanged for 1 x Rookie Premiere Player.

Complete Field Pass objectives

  • You can earn up to 3 x Rookie Premiere 32 Team Chem Tokens by completing objectives in Field Pass.

What rewards carry over to Madden NFL 27?

  • Up to 4 x Rookie Premiere Players.
  • Up to 3 x Rookie Premiere 32 Team Chem Tokens.
Although you can earn additional Rookie Premiere Players in Madden NFL 26 by exchanging Redzone Royale Players in sets, you can only carry up to 4 x Rookie Premiere Players into Madden NFL 27.
All required challenges, sets, and objectives must be completed in Madden NFL 26 byAugust 6, 2026 (1:30 p.m. ET)to be eligible for rewards in Madden NFL 27.
  • Rookie Premiere Sets will expire in Madden NFL 26 on August 6, 2026.
  • Redzone Royale Sets won't expire.
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