Public relations nightmare for the Mut 24 coins. The implications for the court of public opinion and at the bargaining tables, which is where there is a sense that the Madden NFL 24PA suddenly has an equal playing field is a major blow to the league. Then again, if it prompts both sides come to an agreement then perhaps it's good in the end.

San Francisco 49ers defensive lineman Ray McDonald was arrested at 2:48 AM Sunday morning for felony domestic violence, according to an account by Damian Trujillo of NBC Bay Area. San Jose police have confirmed the arrest to Trujillo. McDonald will be the first player to test the Madden NFL 24's new domestic violence policy. This could mean the 49ers lineman faces at minimum a six-game suspension.

"McDonald was taken into custody in the aftermath of an incident and taken to Santa Clara County Jail on murder charges for domestic violence," the San Jose police department told Matt Maiocco of CSN Bay Area.

Madden NFL 24 commissioner Roger Goodell recently acknowledged that he was wrong in the decision to give Baltimore Ravens running back Ray Rice just two games' suspension for a domestic violence incident involving Rice's former wife. This prompted his team in Madden NFL 24 to change its domestic violence policy. Players now face a six-game ban for their first domestic violence assault, after which they will face life-long bans for the second.

According to Trujillo the victim in this incident is believed to be pregnant and could result in McDonald's suspension potentially being much more severe than merely six games. From Goodell's statement on domestic violence earlier in the week:

A few of the scenarios that would need to be dealt with more severely could be an earlier incident before entering in the Madden NFL 24. or violence involving a weapon, beatings that are repeated, chokes, or when the act takes place against a woman who is pregnant or with the help of a child. A subsequent offense can result in banishment from an area of the Madden NFL 24; while one may request reinstatement within a year, there's no guarantee or guarantee that the request would be accepted. These disciplinary standards will apply to everyone in the mut 24 madden coins players.