Christian McCaffrey and “Madden” went hand in hand lengthy earlier than the star 49ers working again graced the quilt of this 12 months's version of the sport.
McCaffrey was formally unveiled final week as the quilt athlete for “Madden NFL 25,” the online game he, like many younger sports activities followers, grew up watching.
And simply “taking part in” the sport may be an understatement.
McCaffrey's father Ed joined former NFL quarterback Robert Griffin III on the newest episode of the “RG3 and The Ones” podcast to debate his son's newest honor and reveal how dedicated Christian and his brothers had been to the sport as youngsters.
“It's unbelievable as a result of I do know it's his dream,” the elder McCaffrey mentioned. “Sounds loopy, proper? It's a online game, it's not what occurs on the sector, however John Madden was a legend and his online game is famous. Like each child who has something to do with soccer, he performs the sport and he and his brothers and all their pals.
“I imply they performed for hours and hours and hours in our basement and I’ve damaged controllers and a gap within the wall to show it. However you already know it's like amassing soccer playing cards once I was a child you already know one thing each child did and also you've dreamed of perhaps taking part in within the NFL sooner or later or taking part in within the Tremendous Bowl, I believe for teenagers immediately of their 20s and 30s, you already know being on the quilt of Madden is one thing you must aspire to.”
I imply, who hasn't had a “gamer second” or two earlier than? Anybody who has performed “Madden” is aware of how aggressive it may be.
Now quick ahead a couple of years and it will likely be a recreation with McCaffrey on the quilt that frustrates an entire new technology of youngsters.
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