Lamar Jackson may have already let the cat out of the bag, but EA Sports made it official Monday: The reigning NFL MVP is the cover athlete for Madden 21.
EA also dropped details on a new game mode as well:
Face of the Franchise: Rise to Fame: A playable documentary career campaign where players create a quarterback, halfback or wide receiver and play through their rise to fame with experiences in high school and college, at the NFL Combine and NFL Draft, as well as in the NFL.
There will also be more than 50 new Superstar X-Factor abilities, Live Playbooks 2.0, and a new season of Ultimate Team content.
The game is set for release Aug. 28 on PlayStation 4, Windows PC (via both Origin and Steam), and Xbox One, with PlayStation 5 and Xbox Series X versions set to follow later this year.
Here’s that much anticipated trailer:
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“I grew up playing Madden and owned every copy I could get my hands on, so to be on the cover of Madden NFL 21 is a dream come true, especially when the cover represents so much of my story,” said Jackson. “The welcome to the Madden family from around the league and from fans has been phenomenal and I think people will have a lot of fun with the new features coming in this year’s game.”
Jackson is coming off an MVP season that saw him tally 3,127 yards and 36 touchdowns against six interceptions, adding 1,206 yards and seven scores on the ground.
“It’s always been a dream of mine since I was a little kid,” Jackson said. “It’s dope. For me to be on the front…it’s a dream come true. That’s what the cover is for, the kids around here (Baltimore), where I’m from, stuff like that. It’s pretty cool.”
Jackson is the second straight quarterback to appear on the Madden cover after Patrick Mahomes featured on Madden 19.
