Madden has had a lot of great - and a few puzzling - cover athletes over the years. While 2023 was a brief respite to deservedly honor the late John Madden, it appears that Madden 26 is going to add another player,

After the Eagles' title run and his incredible season stat totals, Saquon Barkley is your Madden 26 cover star.

And, yes, I know that in recent years the curse hasn't been as strong as it once was. But tell that to Christian McCaffrey, who was named the Madden 25 cover athlete only to have his season go up in flames because of injury.