EA Sports activities has revealed the quilt participant for its “Madden NFL 25” sport. San Francisco 49ers working again Christian McCaffrey is getting a coveted spot on the quilt of the wildly widespread online game.
McCaffrey led the NFL with 1,459 dashing yards final season and scored 14 touchdowns. He additionally led NFL working backs with seven receiving touchdowns whereas catching 67 passes for 564 yards (second amongst place gamers).
His 21 whole scores had been tied for many within the league. As well as, McCaffrey tied an NFL file by scoring a landing in 17 consecutive video games.
This efficiency led to McCaffrey profitable the 2023 NFL Offensive Participant of the Yr award.
“Christian McCaffrey is the head of human protection on NFL Sundays, and our gamers love his dynamic potential in 'Madden,' scoring greater than 450 million touchdowns with him final 12 months and changing into the most well-liked working again in 'Madden NFL 24,'” he stated. Madden NFL Chief Manufacturing Officer Mike Mahar in an official EA Sports activities launch.
“Christian's electrifying, dynamic and bodily fashion of play completely represents the gameplay improvements we're bringing to Madden NFL 25 and made him the proper match for this 12 months's cowl,” added Mahar.
McCaffrey is the primary non-quarterback to be Madden's featured athlete in six years (or two years should you depend John Madden himself on the Madden 23 cowl). Buffalo Payments quarterback Josh Allen made an look final 12 months. The final try on the title was 11 years in the past, when Adrian Peterson and Barry Sanders shared the respect.
McCaffrey can also be the primary 49ers participant to look within the worldwide version of the sport. Garrison Hearst was on the quilt of the 1999 worldwide version.
“Being on the quilt of Madden NFL is a profession achievement and an honor that I share with all of my teammates, coaches and the 49er devoted who helped me make it occur,” McCaffrey stated in an official launch. “I'm pumped to get again on the sector this 12 months to present Madden gamers extra causes to maintain scoring with me in 'Madden NFL 25.'
McCaffrey was among the many gamers followers predicted might be on the quilt of Madden 25, together with Cincinnati Bengals quarterback Joe Burrow, Minnesota Vikings receiver Justin Jefferson, Detroit Lions quarterback Jared Goff and Kansas Metropolis Chiefs tight finish Travis Kelce.
Madden NFL 25 can be launched on August 16 for Xbox Sequence X|S, PlayStation 5, Xbox One and PlayStation 4, and also will be obtainable for PC.
