Christian McCaffrey grew up playing the Madden NFL video game with his brother, dreaming of being a player in the league one day
. Getting on the cover of the famed video game was never even a consideration. 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. “It's a huge honor,” McCaffrey said. “It’s something that I never really imagined happening to me. I always envisioned playing in the league and having success in the league. But being on the cover of Madden just never crossed my mind.
Garrison Hearst was on the international cover in 1999 and was the only 49ers player to be on any cover before McCaffrey this season. McCaffrey hopes the publicity from the cover will help publicize a cause that is important to him. McCaffrey's foundation launched the Logan Project last year to honor the memory of one of his young fans, Logan Hale, who died of cancer at age 13 in 2021. McCaffrey sent a signed jersey to Hale late in his battle with cancer and Hale was buried in it.
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