Okay, so, I’ve been messing around with this whole Madden NFL 25 cover thing, and let me tell you, it’s been a wild ride. I saw this teaser video that EA Sports posted, and it got me thinking, “Could it be Joe Burrow?” I mean, the guy’s a beast on the field, so why not, right? I started digging around to see if anyone else was thinking the same thing.
I went down this rabbit hole, checking out all the speculation online. Some folks were saying that the colors in the teaser video looked like the Cincinnati Bengals’ colors. And the voice? Some people swore it sounded like someone who could be connected to the team. My mind was racing! I hit up all the usual spots—fan forums, sports news sites, you name it. There was this one unofficial Joe Burrow Fan Club on X, and even they were sharing the rumor. It was getting real. I started to believe that maybe, just maybe, Burrow was gonna grace the cover of Madden 25.
So, I started gathering all this info, trying to piece it together. I read that Burrow himself hadn’t said anything about it, but a bunch of Cincinnati-area outlets were running with the story. I was getting hyped! I imagined Burrow’s overall rating in the game. I’d heard it’s 95, which is insane! I even started to look up about Madden 25’s history. Found out that it was released way back in 2013, and the game name is Madden NFL 25 because it’s the 25th anniversary of the series. Cool, right?
I spent hours diving into all of this. I started picturing what the cover would look like with Burrow on it. It felt like a real possibility, and I was all in. I even checked out Burrow’s stats, his career highlights, anything I could find to fuel my theory. I was fully invested in this idea.
But then, boom! Reality hit. I saw the news—Christian McCaffrey is the actual cover athlete for Madden NFL 25. My heart sank a little, not gonna lie. All that digging, all that excitement, and it turned out to be a dead end. It was a letdown, but hey, that’s the way it goes sometimes. Turns out, the Bengals have never had a player on the Madden cover.
So yeah, that’s my story of the great Joe Burrow Madden cover mystery. It was fun while it lasted, even though it didn’t pan out. It just goes to show how easy it is to get caught up in the hype. Still, it was a fun little adventure, and now I’m just looking forward to the game itself. Maybe next year, Joe, maybe next year!
