Lamar Jackson, the Baltimore Ravens' best young contender, will appear on the cover of this year's Madden game. Jackson made the announcement himself Tuesday afternoon, shocked the world during a conference call with the media.
"It's been a dream of mine, since I was young, since I started playing Madden," said Jackson. "I had all Madden, so to be in front of him is a dream come true."
Jackson, 23, is coming off an excellent season in which he leads the NFL with 36 touchdowns; down, he set a record for quarterbacks with 1,206 rushing yards. During that 2019 campaign, Jackson won the league's MVP award, becoming only the second player in NFL history to do that together.
As for the curse called Madden, Jackson said he didn't care. Yes, the new cover runner always says that, but Jackson's predecessor – former Kansas City Chiefs Patrick Mahomes II, won the race Madden NFL 20 cover – finally increased the hex in February. Not only did Mahomes lead the Chiefs to win back the San Francisco 49ers in the Super Bowl LIV; won the Super Bowl MVP award, for launch.
"I'm not worried about the curse," Jackson said. “Patrick Mahomes forward; win the MVP. So I will avoid that curse. ”
Mahomes was the MVP of the 2018 season, a year before bringing Chiefs its first championship in 50 years. Jackson is hoping to pull off something similar.
"I like to follow that path there: MVP, then Super Bowl," said Jackson. "That would be a great way to follow right there – I hope it does, too."
Of course, the 2020 football season is up in the air because of the coronavirus, even though the kick is not until September. The NFL and its fans are hoping that the epidemic will be over by then, but even so, Madden is usually introduced in August, so football aficionados should be able to get their fix there. On the other hand, Madden the electronic artist publisher should officially announce Jackson as the on-cover striker for what will be called Madden NFL 21
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