Christian McCaffrey will likely be on the duvet of “Madden 25,” changing into the primary San Francisco 49er to obtain the glory in 25 years and the primary working again to take action in additional than a decade. The sport will launch worldwide on August 16.
In his first full season with the 49ers final yr, McCaffrey led the league in speeding yards and complete yards and was named the NFL Offensive Participant of the 12 months. He additionally tied Raheem Mostert of the Miami Dolphins for complete touchdowns with 21.
In keeping with Madden NFL, online game gamers used it to attain much more touchdowns than that — greater than 450 million — final yr. He was the most well-liked working again on Madden 24.
“Christian's electrifying, dynamic and bodily model of play completely represents the gameplay improvements we're bringing to Madden NFL 25 and makes him an ideal match for this yr's cowl,” mentioned Mike Mahar, senior director of manufacturing for Madden NFL.
McCaffrey is the primary ever 49er on the sport's international cowl. In 1999, working again Garrison Hearst was on the Worldwide Version.
McCaffrey can be the primary working again on any Madden cowl in additional than a decade, a mirrored image of the league's rising reliance on the passing sport. The 2013 sport featured Barry Sanders on one cowl and Adrian Peterson on the opposite.
The 49ers not too long ago rewarded McCaffrey, 28, for his accomplishments in 2023 with a two-year contract extension, additional cementing him because the league's highest-paid working again. McCaffrey mentioned final week that it's necessary he continues to lift the cash bar for working backs.
“The working again has been underrated for a very long time and hopefully this can be a step in the suitable route,” he mentioned.
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