The nextMaddencover athlete has been revealed,and perhaps not surprisingly, the most electrifying player of the 2019-2020 season has been chosen to represent the cover forMadden NFL 21.
Lamar Jackson has been selected to be the cover athlete forMadden NFL 21.As a second-year pro, the Baltimore Raven’s quarterback had a breakout year, winning the MVP award and taking his team to the playoffs while setting multiple records. Jackson’s trajectory looks similar toPatrick Mahomes, who made the cover ofMaddenlast year.
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Jackson’s running ability at the QB position, with speed and agility, combined with sheer throwing power, may remind players of theMadden NFL 2004version of Michael Vick, who many say is the most overpowered player in the game’s history.Madden NFL 2004is considered one of the best games in the seriesand many Ravens fans would love to see Jackson have the same impact onMaddenthat Vick did.
It looks like Lamar Jackson and the Ravens leaked out the reveal a bit earlier than EA sports andMaddenmay have intended, as a tweet from the official Twitter page @EAMaddenNFL posted a meme of Lamar Jackson himself looking a bit grumpy and stating “When the @Ravens leak your Cover Athlete…” time will tell if that early leak impacts Lamar Jackson’s final stats in the game, or if theMaddencurse will strike hardthis year.
Many fans fear their favorite player becoming the cover athlete inMadden,as theMaddencurse has long had the reputation for ruining seasons, and even careers of the likes of Antonion Brown, Eddie George, Donavan McNabb, and Rob Gronkowski. But even as it looked to derail Patrick Mahomes’s season last year after a nasty looking injury,Mahomes overcame the curse and won the Superbowl, so Jackson and his fans can hope for the same.
Time will tell if Lamar Jackson will rank among thetop cover athletes inMaddenhistory, but he certainly has the opportunity to do so. He has all the talent in the world, a great coaching staff, and a supporting roster. Players will love to have a scrambling quarterback inMaddenwith a devilish arm and accuracy downfield. It’s very likely that the Ravens are a team that many players select in head-to-heads, and or that Lamar Jackson is a go-to choice for a quarterback selected in the super popular MUT.
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