Madden NFL 2003 Cheats (PlayStation 2)

One way to lower a team's overall salary is to cut certain players' salaries. You can
do this with players that have low attributes but high salaries. To do this, go to
"Rosters" and select "Edit player". Select a player on the team that has a low overall
rating (anything under the low 80s) and has a high salary. When you choose to edit the
players "Attributes", you will notice that his salary decreases. Do not change anything
in his attributes and exit out. You have now made your first budget cut of the
season.

Game Shark Codes

Note: This code only works for the first created profile ("Prof 1"). Begin a
new game without loading your memory card. This will allow you to edit "Prof 1" and have
9999 tokens.

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.

Go to "Rosters", then choose "Edit Player". Select the players that you want to be rated
99. Go to his attributes, then increase everything.

Get a gold rank in the RB Ground Attack drill in mini-camp mode on the All-Madden level to
unlock Barry Sanders.

When creating a custom team, use a city where an NFL team plays as your custom team's home
city. The refs and the PA announcer will say your team's city.

Have a saved game file from another EA Sports football game on your memory card.

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.

Get a gold rank in P-Coffin Corner Punt on the All-Madden level to unlock Kevin Butler.

Use a memory card with a saved file from another EA Sports football game to unlock the
Dodge City stadium.

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.

Get a gold rank in the DB Swat drill in mini-camp mode on the All-Madden level to unlock
Deion Sanders.

Get a gold rank in All-Madden DL-Trench Fight on the All-Madden level to unlock Reggie
White.

Set the system date to December 25 to hear John Madden say "Merry Christmas to all".

Create a new team and name the new coach "John Madden". Melissa will be able to say his
name during the game.

Set the system date to the third Thursday in November.

Use a memory card with a saved file from an EA Sports racing game to unlock the Nile High
stadium.

Get a gold rank in the QB Pocket Presence on the All-Madden level to unlock John Elway.

Successfully complete the "Game Situation" challenges in mini-camp mode. The Cheerleader
or Pump Up Crowd cards for the team will be unlocked.

When you have an expensive player, you can release him and sign him for less money.

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.

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.

Set the system date to January 1.

Get a gold rank in the LB Chase and Tackle drill in mini-camp mode on the All-Madden level
to unlock Mike Singletary.

Play two-minute drill and choose to play four players, all with your profile. Set "Fire"
for the defense and the Vikings as your teams. Next, use Singleback 4WR All Streaks for
touchdowns all the time.

Get a gold rank in any event on the All Pro, Pro and Rookie levels.

To easily break tackles as a running back, alternately press L1 and R1 immediately before
you get tackled.

Have a saved game file from another EA Sports football game on your memory card.

Get a gold rank in QB Precision Passing (St. Louis Rams) on the All-Madden level to unlock
Steve Young.

Have a saved game file from another EA Sports football game on your memory card.

Get a gold rank in Clutch Kicking Drill in mini-camp mode on the All-Madden level to
unlock Jan Stenerud.

Use a memory card with a saved file from another EA Sports football game to unlock the
Marshals team.

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.

Use a memory card with a saved file from an EA Sports racing game to unlock the Mummies
team.