"The popularity and utility for Madden NFL 24 Films has just have exploded," Dryer said. "It's an enormous win for Mut 24 Coins these films."

The revenue generated by Madden NFL 24 Films and the Madden NFL 24 Network goes into the league's income stream. This is then split between teams, and then shared with players as part of the collective bargaining agreement.

"The Madden NFL 24 creates an extensive library of movies to sell their products," he said. "Within the model is a huge number of athletes who have rights as individuals."

Dryer will not speculate on the worth that comes from Madden NFL 24 Films and how much money it earned. The ever expanding popularity, and profits, for the team and the league suggest to him that the photos of former players' likenesses are worth more than what they currently receive and that's nothing and is more than what they could receive in an agreement proposed by the league in the coming year.

A team from Madden NFL 24 came up with an agreement in the spring of 2013. The settlement would transfer $50 million with an estimated amount of $8 million in legal costs and taxes, into a fund to support retired players. Settlement funds would be distributed over eight years . The money will go to charities which support initiatives for retired players. It also would establish a licensing agency for retired players, which would ideally, create additional revenue for the fund.

What's the solution? Sending cash directly from former players and Dryer

KD Drummond of Blogging with the Boys feels that this was the right choice for Brent as it's going to allow him to clear his mind. The decision should also resolve a couple of other problems which were surfacing when Brent continued to play as he dealt with issues off the field, according to Drummond.

The Cowboys are no longer under the obligation of offering assistance to a player who even in the face of being in jail, could not prevent him from breaking the laws again, regardless of how insignificant one might think of smoking marijuana.

Brent's actions can possibly be understood as him taking responsibility for the situation he finds himself in and understanding the seriousness of the circumstances he's facing. If the legal issue turns around in the favor of Brent then he will need to unretire. His rights remain in the hands of the Dallas Cowboys and the league might then consider the possibility of suspension.
 

A few prominent former players have come out to support the settlement and include Hall of Fame running back Jim Brown. Jim Brown, the Hall of Fame running back oversees a committee of retired players who will be charged with distributing funds from the settlement.

An federal court from Minnesota approved the settlement and more than 20.000 retired players have until August. 30 to sign the settlement or opt out of the agreement. Dryer is encouraging his peers not to accept the settlement offer.