Madden Cover History: Full List of Every EA Sports Madden Cover Athlete

Updated: Sep 10, 5:00pm UTC

The EA Sports Madden NFL cover athlete reveal is one of the most fun storylines of any NFL offseason. Whether it's fans rooting for their favorite player to grace the cover, or praying they don't to avoid the "Madden Curse," fans around the league are highly invested in the yearly selection.

With that in mind, here's a look at every cover athlete in the history of the EA Sports Madden NFL franchise.

Madden Cover History

1. John Madden Football (1988) - Madden NFL '94: John Madden

2. Madden NFL '95: John Madden, Erik Williams, Karl Wilson

3. Madden NFL '96: John Madden

4. Madden NFL 97 — John Madden, Cary Brabham, Gordon Laro

5. Madden NFL 98: John Madden, Garrison Hearst

6. Madden NFL 99: John Madden

7. Madden NFL 2000: John Madden, Barry Sanders

8. Madden NFL 2001: Eddie George

This was the first year John Madden was not on the cover of the game.

9. Madden NFL 2002: Daunte Culpepper

10. Madden NFL 2003: Marshall Faulk

11. Madden NFL 2004: Michael Vick

12. Madden NFL 2005: Ray Lewis

13. Madden NFL 06: Donovan McNabb

14. Madden NFL 07: Shaun Alexander

15. Madden NFL 08: Vince Young

16. Madden NFL 09: Brett Favre

17. Madden NFL 10: Troy Polamalu, Larry Fitzgerald

18. Madden NFL 11: Drew Brees

19. Madden NFL 12: Peyton Hillis

20. Madden NFL 13: Calvin Johnson

21. Madden NFL 25: Barry Sanders, Adrian Peterson

22. Madden NFL 15: Richard Sherman

23. Madden NFL 16: Odell Beckham Jr.

24. Madden NFL 17: Rob Gronkowski

25. Madden NFL 18: Tom Brady

26. Madden NFL 19: Antonio Brown

27. Madden NFL 20: Patrick Mahomes

28. Madden NFL 21: Lamar Jackson

29. Madden NFL 22: Tom Brady, Patrick Mahomes

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