San Francisco 49ers running back Christian McCaffrey, the NFL's 2023 Offensive Player of the Year, earned Madden NFL 25 cover honors after racking up 2,023 scrimmage yards and 21 total touchdowns.

Here's a look at some of the more notable "cursed" seasons by players who were on the Madden cover: 2025: San Francisco 49ers RB Christian McCaffrey played only four games this past season due to ...

‘Madden 25’ vs. ‘Madden 26’ in terms of stats. Until then, Barkley is happy to take over the cover from CMC, after all, he deserved every bit of it.

Madden started putting athletes on the cover in 2001, with Tennessee Titans running back Eddie George getting the honor on the Madden NFL 2001 cover. This will be the second straight version of ...

Christian McCaffrey, the current Madden cover star, took Barkley’s big news as an opportunity to pass the torch from San Francisco to Philadelphia, congratulating his friend on keeping their ...

Barkley and last season, San Francisco 49ers running back Christian McCaffrey donned the cover of "Madden NFL 25." Prior to McCafrrey, a running back hadn't gotten the cover since 2013.

Saquon Barkley discusses Madden curse Some superstitious Eagles fans might cringe at the thought of their superstar running back on the cover of the video game franchise. NFL STATS CENTRAL: The ...

Barkley is the seventh running back to be chosen for the cover, after Christian McCaffrey (2025), Barry Sanders (2014), Peyton Hillis (2012), Shaun Alexander (2007), Marshall Faulk (2003) and ...

San Francisco 49ers running back Christian McCaffrey, the NFL's 2023 Offensive Player of the Year, earned Madden NFL 25 cover honors after racking up 2,023 scrimmage yards and 21 total touchdowns.