Rob Gronkowski was a finalist for last year's Madden ... 17. Gronkowski appeared on Thursday afternoon's SportsCenter to make the official announcement that he was selected as the cover star.

This is still the last instance of a "traditional" Madden cover curse. OBJ graced the Madden cover just as his star was ascending heading into his second NFL season, and the curse did not stop his ...

But -- thankfully -- we only need to survive for 102 days until EA Sports' Madden 17 is released ... On Thursday, EA Sports unveiled the cover on SportsCenter. Congratulations to Rob Gronkowski ...

New England Patriots tight end Rob Gronkowski-- a transcendent talent at the position and one of the NFL's most popular players -- will be on the cover of "Madden NFL '17," it was announced ...

That is why we've assembled the Madden NFL franchise's cover stars since the year 2000 ... Gronkowski finally got his time to shine with Madden NFL 17, the previous year's vote be damned.

Before Allen, the most recent athletes to be on the cover were Tom Brady and Patrick Mahomes in Madden 22, on a cover with them side-by-side. Some of the most famous cover athletes were some of ...

played in all 17 games. He threw for 4,306 yards and 29 touchdowns, leading the Buffalo Bills to the playoffs. Tom Brady and Patrick Mahomes had big campaigns after leading the cover for "Madden ...