The Madden NFL Cover release was officially unveiled. News trickled out Wednesday morning that Buffalo Bills quarterback Josh Allen would be the first player in franchise history to grace the cover of the popular video game series. And while Patrick Mahomes is the reigning MVP and led the Kansas City Chiefs to a Super Bowl LVII victory, he’s graced the cover of Madden twice in the past four years.
So Allen, who is a budding superstar in every sense of the word, seemed to be a natural choice. Perhaps you would have argued for players like Justin Jefferson, Joe Burrow or even Sauce Gardner, but few would argue with EA choosing the 27-year-old Allen to be the video game’s latest cover athlete.
Allen took to social media on Wednesday and called it a “childhood dream come true.”
A childhood dream come true 🙏
#Madden24 | #EAathlete pic.twitter.com/8PYdq9WOuH— Josh Allen (@JoshAllenQB) June 7, 2023
With Allen officially being named to the cover, the Bills QB joins an illustrious list of players who’ve made it onto the Madden NFL cover, including Hall of Famers Barry Sanders, Marshall Faulk, Ray Lewis, and Troy Polamalu, as well as Michael Vick, Larry Fitzgerald, Shaun Alexander and Richard Sherman.
The NFL world reacted to the news that Allen would be Madden cover athlete on social media:
If you don’t like Josh Allen at this point, you’re either a fan of a division rival or just a straight up hater.
Allen is a talented, humble dude. https://t.co/6x7IOrZ2I5— Circling The Wagons Podcast (@CTWpod) June 7, 2023
Josh Allen’s aura is absolutely magical. pic.twitter.com/iE8oxJlgrH
— shakir betta (@ShakirBetta) June 7, 2023
A kid who wrote letters just to get into college to now gracing the cover of Madden. Unbelievable story that is Josh Allen https://t.co/hkO2sKBB7d
— The Lazy Leprechaun 🇮🇪🏈🦬 (@LazyLeprechaun1) June 7, 2023
Madden 24 will have the highest gross sales ever with Josh Allen on the cover because #BillsMafia is absolutely absurd and amazing at the same time.
Who’s all buying both copies because the covers are different? 😂🫣🤭
— Sara Larson | BBGurl4Life (@sara_larson) June 7, 2023
Josh Allen joins an elite class of QBs that have recently graced the Madden cover 🤩 @EAMaddenNFL | #Madden24 pic.twitter.com/Ga2tK9JSSK
— SportsCenter (@SportsCenter) June 7, 2023
JOSH. ALLEN.
2024 @EAMADDENNFL COVER.
THAT’S OUR QUARTERBACK.https://t.co/Mh3nFyeHEy pic.twitter.com/tw6HwjYZNO
— Buffalo Bills (@BuffaloBills) June 7, 2023
Josh Allen is a SUPERSTAR.
Superstars get on the cover of Madden: https://t.co/w2jm85cUVh pic.twitter.com/DQGUH9o4cL
— Dan Fetes (@danfetes) June 7, 2023
Just a kid from Firebaugh, CA with a dream.
Josh Allen is officially the cover of Madden 24.
Bet on yourself. #BillsMafia https://t.co/vAblh1Nbwt
— Ajay Cybulski (@AjayCybulski) June 7, 2023
I never thought the Bills would have a player on the cover of Madden. What a world. Josh Allen has become a legitimate superstar on and off the field.
— Matthew Bové (@Matt_Bove) June 7, 2023
[Josh Allen on Twitter]
About Sam Neumann
Since the beginning of 2023, Sam has been a staff writer for Awful Announcing and The Comeback. A 2021 graduate of Temple University, Sam is a Charlotte native, who currently calls Greenville, South Carolina his home. He also has a love/hate relationship with the New York Mets and Jets.