He graced the "Madden" cover the first 11 years of its existence. The franchise put Madden back on the cover for "Madden 23" as a way to honor the NFL legend following his death.

Madden NFL 2005 was set to bring a major overhaul to defensive gameplay, so featuring Lewis on the cover was essentially a statement by the developers - a technique they'd repeat over the years.

Here's how the last 15 cover athletes have fared. Saquon Barkley, backward hurdle and all, was unveiled as the cover athlete for Madden NFL 26, which will be released this summer.

Madden covers by year From 1988 to 1999, John Madden appeared on every Madden cover until EA began the annual tradition of selecting a cover athlete. The first cover Madden didn't appear on was ...

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Many football fans and gamers have a collection of Madden NFL boxes on a shelf at home, but with a series spanning over 25 years of annual releases, it's quite the feat to possess the entire ...

He graced the "Madden" cover the first 11 years of its existence. The franchise put Madden back on the cover for "Madden 23" as a way to honor the NFL legend following his death.