John Madden starred on the series' cover throughout the 1990s ... marking the series' jump onto PS2. Madden NFL 2001 was also ...

Editor's note: This post was updated for 2024. The Madden series has been around since EA Sports released John Madden Football on MS-DOS in 1988. For the first decade, Madden himself graced the cover.

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Madden has had a lot of great — and a few puzzling — cover athletes over the years. While 2023 was a brief respite to deservedly honor the late John Madden, it appears that Madden 26 is going ...