Madden NFL 25’s cover star is 49ers all-pro Christian McCaffrey

Christian McCaffrey, the two-time all-pro operating again for the San Francisco 49ers, is the quilt star for this 12 months’s Madden NFL 25.

Madden’s cowl topics have been a enjoyable matter of dialog for greater than 20 years, particularly due to the alleged “cowl curse” by which somebody who fronts EA Sports activities’ flagship sport finally ends up injured, having a foul season, or worse.

If there actually was a “cowl curse,” gamers within the prime of their careers, like McCaffrey wouldn’t settle for the consideration. So each the quilt announcement and its aftermath is all form of a parlor sport.

McCaffrey, 28, has already gone via the fireplace and the flames so to talk. Drafted No. 8 by the Carolina Panthers in 2017, Carolina’s disarrayed administration despatched him packing to the 49ers in 2022 for pocket-change compensation that 12 months.

He’s gone on to famous person standing within the residence metropolis of his collegiate alma mater, Stanford, main the 49ers to convention championship appearances in every of the previous two seasons, in addition to a Tremendous Bowl berth in February the place the Niners have been nicked in extra time by the Kansas Metropolis Chiefs and Taylor Swift’s boyfriend.

McCaffrey’s 2,023 yards from scrimmage, and 21 touchdowns up to now season each led the league. He additionally tied a league file by scoring touchdowns in 17 straight video games. He is extensively thought of because the Nationwide Soccer League’s greatest runner and can possible begin Madden NFL 25 rated 99 general.

Madden NFL 25 launches 16 for PlayStation 5, Xbox Sequence X, Home windows PC, PlayStation 4, and Xbox One.