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In this undated photo provided by EA Sports, Christian McCaffrey appears on the cover of the Madden video game.
In this undated photo provided by EA Sports, Christian McCaffrey appears on the cover of the Madden video game. Christian McCaffrey grew up playing the Madden NFL video game with his brother, dreaming of being a player in the league one day.Electronic Arts Inc. announced Tuesday that the San Francisco 49ers star running back will be on the cover of EA Sports Madden NFL 25 that launches worldwide on Aug. 16.
“I think it’s big,” McCaffrey said about a running back getting the cover. “Hopefully it’s a step in the right direction for running backs. Over the last few years we’ve been a little bit slighted. So I’m hoping we can get things back to where they should be.” McCaffrey hopes the publicity from the cover will help publicize a cause that is important to him. McCaffrey’s foundation launched thelast year to honor the memory of one of his young fans, Logan Hale, who died of cancer at age 13 in 2021.
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