Christian McCaffrey grew up playing the Madden NFL video game with his brother, dreaming of being a player in the league one day.Getting on the cover of the famed video game was never even a
JaCoby Jones Jersey consideration. Electronic Arts Inc. announced Tuesday that the San Francisco 49ers star running back will be on the cover of EA Sports Madden NFL 25 that launches worldwide on Aug. 16. It's a huge honor, McCaffrey said. Its something that I never really imagined happening to me. I always envisioned playing in the league and having succe s in the league. But being on the cover of Madden just never cro sed my mind. I never thought that would happen to me."ADVERTISEMENT McCaffrey won the last season when he helped San Francisco reach the Super Bowl. He led the NFL with 2,023 yards from scrimmage and was tied for the NFL lead with 21 touchdowns.The honor of the Madden cover comes a week after McCaffrey signed a worth $38 million to remain under contract with the 49ers through the 2027
Nick Castellanos Jersey season. McCaffrey became the rare running back to cash in on a second big veteran deal as he pushes to raise the salary bar for a position that has seen little growth at the top of the market in the past decade. McCaffrey is the first running back on the Madden cover since 2014, when Barry Sanders was on the worldwide cover and Adrian Peterson was on an alternate version for PS4 and XBox One.I think its big, McCaffrey said about a running back getting the cover. Hopefully its a step in the right direction for running backs. Over the last few years weve been a little bit slighted. So Im hoping we can get things back
Matt Moore Jersey to where they should be."The only other running backs to be featured on the worldwide cover are Peyton Hills (2012), Shaun Alexander (2007), Marshall Faulk (2003) and Eddie George (2001).Garrison Hearst was on the international cover in 1999 and was the only 49ers player to be on any cover before McCaffrey this season.McCaffrey hopes the publicity from the cover will help publicize a cause that is important to him. McCaffrey's foundation launched the last year to honor the memory of one of his young fans, Logan Hale, who died of cancer at age 13 in 2021.McCaffrey sent a signed jersey to Hale late in his battle with cancer and Hale was buried in it. McCaffrey then learned about Hale's wish to buy video game consoles for children's
Alan Trammell Jersey hospitals around the country and sought to carry on that goal.Its inspiring, McCaffrey said about Hale's wish. Its humbling. I think its a le son for everybody, that even when youre going through tough times, think of others. Dont be so self-consumed with yourself. Heres a young boy whos not even in high school whos going through one of the worst things a kid can go through, being extremely selfle s. The McCaffrey Foundation has donated more than 45 gaming consoles to hospitals around the country and has sponsored the Logan Bowl the past two years that features eight NFL players
Lance Parrish Jersey participating in a Madden tournament to raise money for the Logan Project. Chiefs receiver Hollywood Brown won this year's tournament. I think theres so many cool things that we can do with this, McCaffrey said. I think theres a bunch of cool things we can do. Obviously, well have to put our creativity to use and put my teams minds together so that we can maximize the potential of where this thing can go and hopefully help a lot of kids out and put as many gaming consoles in hospitals as we can acro s the country. ___AP NFL:
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