I played when I was a kid for a season or two. I moved on to more rugged sports like full contact hopscotch.
you can actually learn a lot about football from Madden. of course you could also be great at Madden and still know nothing about football. but that's not different from playing or watching football
I played safety and cornerback for my varsity high school squad. I started my last two seasons at free-safety. We won two state championships and played in the semi-final the other year.