Take in a blast from the past with this list of every cover athlete in the Madden NFL franchise from this millennium.

EA Sports has revealed that Saquon Barkley is the cover star of Madden NFL 26, the upcoming iteration of the football sim, and announced him as this edition's first member of the prestigious 99 Club -- the illustrious circle of athletes starting the season with a 99 OVR.

Social media detectives think they've uncovered evidencr that Eagles running back Saquon Barkley will avoid the Madden Curse this year,