“We are in the process of removing Kareem Hunt from the Madden NFL 19 roster, Madden Overdrive and Madden Ultimate Team,” an EA Sports representative said in a statement (via TMZ). “Any of our players who currently have Hunt on their Ultimate Team will receive a replacement generic player with identical stats.”

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Hunt had been placed on the NFL’s commissioner’s exempt list before his release after video surfaced showing him pushing and kicking a young woman at a hotel in February. He became a free agent Monday after going unclaimed on waivers.

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Hunt apologized for the actions in an interview with ESPN’S Lisa Salters on Sunday morning, saying, “I’m definitely not that type of person. My mother raised me right. I was raised by my mom and my grandma and it was just us. They’ve always taught me well and I know right from wrong. I’m a person who always wants to make everyone happy.”

“It was definitely some things that were said and did that I did not like,” Hunt continued. “That’s not an excuse. That person in that video did not deserve that. I didn’t mean to hurt anybody or anything like that. It’s tough because I feel like I let a lot of people down. I just want to apologize to everybody, the Chiefs organization, my family and close friends.”

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The move by EA Sports mirrors a similar decision in 2014 when it removed former Baltimore Ravens running back Ray Rice from Madden 15 after video of him punching his then-fiancee emerged. EA also has removed former New England Patriots tight end Aaron Hernandez from Madden and its college football video games after he was charged with murder in 2013.