San Francisco 49ers operating again Christian McCaffrey is the duvet athlete for the brand new “Madden NFL 25” online game.
McCaffrey, a Colorado native, is having a season the place he received Offensive Participant of the 12 months. He rushed for 1,459 yards, averaged 5.4 yards per carry and scored 14 touchdowns on the bottom. He additionally caught 67 passes for 564 yards and 7 touchdowns.
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He responded to EA Sports activities' announcement on Tuesday X morning by saying it was “a lifelong dream come true”.
McCaffrey advised ESPN that he has lengthy been a fan of the online game and performs it along with his brothers rising up within the Denver suburb of Highlands Ranch and throwing a soccer to a digital model of their father, former Broncos huge receiver Ed McCaffrey. Christian McCaffrey, who was born in Fort Rock, Colorado, was star participant at Valor Christian Excessive Faculty.
“It's a name I truthfully by no means thought I'd get,” McCaffrey advised ESPN of receiving phrase from his agent. “I've all the time envisioned myself enjoying within the league and hopefully having success within the league, but it surely's simply one thing I by no means thought would occur to me, so it was undoubtedly a stunning problem that I'll all the time bear in mind.”
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Madden followers can pre-order the sport, which will likely be launched on August sixteenth.
Earlier this month, McCaffrey signed a two-year, $38 million extension to stay with the Niners via the 2027 season.
