Now that the pro football season has officially ended, EA Sports has given us the last roster update for Madden NFL 10, a game initially released August 2009. This update was the subject of some controversy as it reverses an earlier decision made by EA.

For the first time in the series’ history, EA Sports opted to remove players who retired after the season in a roster update. Previously, those players would have remained in the game and the changes would have been left until Madden NFL 11.

Removed players included Arizona Cardinals quarterback Kurt Warner and New England Patriots linebacker Junior Seau. There was a lot of feedback from Madden fans who disagreed with the decision. In this case, EA Sports listened and agreed that athletes who played the 2009-2010 should remain in the game whether or not they retired after the season ended.

According to an Madden NFL 09 simulation run by EA Sports, the Cinderella story of the Arizona Cardinals is about to reach an abrupt end. They did put up a good fight in the simulated Super Bowl XLIII, which the Pittsburgh Steelers won 28-24.

If that scenario actually unfolds in Tampa Bay, it will be the sixth Super Bowl win for the Steelers. It would also make Mike Tomlin the youngest coach in history to win a Super Bowl at age 36.

In EA Sports’ scenario…