Christian McCaffrey is your new cowl athlete.
On the subject of the Madden online game collection, I'm completely loopy about it. Sure, many followers had been upset with the shortage of enhancements and modifications within the franchise. However on the finish of the day, I'm grateful for the chance to get the annual launch of the sport. You might be speaking to somebody who was caught with Madden NFL for 16 years till I used to be capable of purchase a Ps 5 a number of years in the past.
However sufficient about me. Many puzzled who can be the duvet athlete for Madden NFL 25 this season. Primarily based on the trailer, Joe Burrow was the widespread prediction.
Who needs to be on the duvet of Madden 25? 🤔
(over @EAMaddenNFL) pic.twitter.com/n47NB7di1v
— Yahoo Sports activities (@YahooSports) June 7, 2024
However the day lastly got here. It wasn't Joe Burrow. Really, he wasn't even a quarterback.
Christian McCaffrey is formally the duvet athlete of Madden 25 👏 pic.twitter.com/4ED6Cbl4mn
— Adam Schefter (@AdamSchefter) June 11, 2024
For the primary time since Madden 25 (the one launched in 2014 to have fun the franchise's twenty fifth 12 months), the operating again has graced the duvet of a online game.
Barry Sanders of the Detroit Lions was the duvet athlete that 12 months. Adrian Peterson was additionally the duvet athlete for the second model of the sport. Now, together with Madden 12's Peyton Hillis, San Francisco 49ers operating again Christian McCaffrey graces this 12 months's cowl as a non-QB.
Why he was the proper selection
The years of seeing quarterbacks (particularly Patrick Mahomes) as a Madden cowl athlete had been tiresome at occasions. So it was good to see the franchise take a special path this 12 months. They selected the proper man for the proper place.
McCaffrey, 28, simply had an impressive season for the 49ers, amassing over 2,000 scrimmage yards and scoring 21 touchdowns. His 339 touches and 1,459 dashing yards led the league. The 49ers offense? It was him.
After coping with accidents for a part of his profession, he discovered his true self and well being in San Francisco, which fell to the Kansas Metropolis Chiefs within the Tremendous Bowl final season.
The 2-time All-Professional is without doubt one of the greatest offensive gamers within the league and is a dual-threat weapon on the bottom and within the receiving sport.
It makes it straightforward to see why he was chosen as the duvet athlete of Madden NFL 25. Congratulations, Christian McCaffrey.
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