EA Sports has done it. I haven't purchased a copy of an EA Sports Madden game since 2019, when Patrick Mahomes was on the cover for the first time. Ray Lewis adorns the first edition I own, Madden 05.

Tom Brady and Patrick Mahomes became the first repeat Madden cover athletes since Barry Sanders (2000 and 2014) and the first co-cover athletes since Troy Polamalu and Larry Fitzgerald.

If ever there was a cover slam dunk, Brady and Mahomes were probably it. Brady, then 44, threw for 5,316 yards and 43 touchdowns, while Mahomes didn't trail far behind with 4,839 and 37 scores.

This year's update to Franchise mode is a case of "Fool me once...." ...

Is there a higher honor for any NFL player than being named the "Madden" cover athlete? On the surface, it seems like a silly question. ... Patrick Mahomes, "Madden 20" 15. Josh Allen, "Madden 24" ...

Vick was more than a mere cover star in Madden NFL 2004 -- he was practically a cheat code. His Speed of 95 made him ...

Saquon Barkley was announced as the cover athlete for "Madden 26" on Monday. Barkley will be featured on the box art, hurdling a defender as an homage to his mind-blowing backward hurdle over a ...

Madden NFL 2005 - Ray Lewis. Madden NFL 2005 was set to bring a major overhaul to defensive gameplay, so featuring Lewis on the cover was essentially a statement by the developers - a technique ...

Tom Brady and Patrick Mahomes became the first repeat Madden cover athletes since Barry Sanders (2000 and 2014) and the first co-cover athletes since Troy Polamalu and Larry Fitzgerald.