The quilt star of an annual sports activities sport sequence might be much less of an enormous deal in a world the place digital gross sales dominate, and the sport tile in your console will change a number of instances per yr to mirror in-game seasons of content material, however it’s nonetheless an unique membership to grace the Madden cowl. That is the corporate San Francisco 49ers working again Christian McCaffrey is becoming a member of this yr, as he is been revealed to be the Madden NFL 25 cowl star.
McCaffrey–nickname CMC–started his profession with the Carolina Panthers and has been a famous person within the league for years now, particularly since he was traded to San Fran in 2022. Since then, he is largely shed the notion of being an injury-plagued participant to as an alternative be one of many league’s (and fantasy leagues’) most dynamic offensive weapons.
For some followers of his, CMC’s Madden cowl look is a darkish omen. The “Madden Curse” is claimed to have an effect on gamers who land on the duvet by inflicting them to undergo poor statistical seasons or accidents. The reality, nevertheless, is canopy stars are usually coming off career-best seasons, after which they regress to the imply throughout their Madden cowl season, and accidents will eternally be prevalent in a sport like soccer. Since Madden began utilizing cowl stars in 2000, roughly as many stars did not undergo any sick results as those that did.
Nonetheless, except for the discuss of hexes, sports activities followers will certainly debate who else might’ve (or ought to’ve) landed on the Madden 25 cover–I might have guessed Justin Jefferson. Look for lots extra information on Madden NFL 25 right here on GameSpot quickly, all forward of the sport’s launch on August 16 for all platforms, or as early as August 13 for many who buy or preorder sure editions.