EA Needs your help with the franchise free agent bug so they can try to fix the issue please post it in that thread here the post
this is From EA Violet at EA
Freezing or No Action Available During Franchise Mode
We have been researching the Franchise Mode freezing issues that many of you have reported. This seems to span both actual freezing of the game as well as the game being unable to progress at all due to a lack of available options to continue (i.e. a trade cannot be made, etc). They don't always seem to occur at the same place which makes the issue difficult to pinpoint and reproduce, so we're looking for your help in identifying where this seems to occur.
If you have experienced this issue, please reply with as much information as possible. I've included a list of suggested topics below but please add anything you think may help.
--Does the game freeze or give an error? What behavior marks the issue?
--How far into the franchise does it occur?
--What are you doing when it occurs (making a trade, performing a certain action, etc)?
--Does the issue happen at the same place in another franchise or occur again at a later point in the same franchise?
Thank you so much for your assistance and your patience while we work to resolve this.
~Violet
http://forums.ea.com/mboards/thread....85018&tstart=0