For the first time in the NFL since 2012 there will be a running back to grace the EA Sports Madden Cover. Christian McCaffrey led the league in scrimmage yards and touchdowns this past season in his route to winning the Offensive Player of The Year Honors.
Now the San Francisco 49ers running back will add another honor of being the cover to the Madden video game for this year.
Christian McCaffrey Reacts To Landing Madden Cover
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On Tuesday, the announcement for the cover athlete for the EA Sports’ Madden NFL 25 cover was revealed. McCaffrey will be the first running back to get the honor in over a decade for the special football video game. Per Gridiron Heroics John Galletley:
According to Adam Schefter of ESPN, San Francisco 49ers RB Christian McCaffrey has been named the next Madden cover athlete. It is the first time in 13 years that a running back has been chosen as the cover athlete. The last time this happened was when Peyton Hillis was selected as the cover athlete for the Madden 12 edition.
Christian quickly took to social media to share his excitement for the honor calling this ” a dream come true.”
“Lifelong Dream Come True! #Madden25 Cover,” McCaffrey wrote.
Lifelong Dream Come True!🙏🏼 #Madden25 Coverhttps://t.co/Rhc2uvstc9@49ers | #EAthlete | @EAMaddenNFL pic.twitter.com/VL4UhohdZp
— Christian McCaffrey (@CMC_22) June 11, 2024
The 49ers on the other hand, were not able to complete the mission in the Super Bowl, and they will look to get back to that game this season in hopes of finally bringing the championship back to San Francisco. If the team had brought the Super Bowl home, McCaffrey would have almost certainly been the MVP.
While the ‘Madden Curse’ has plagued different players before, there have been many players to overcome the Madden curse. McCaffrey will look to be another one of those players to dodge the curse in hopes of another incredible season.
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