National reaction to Bills’ QB Josh Allen landing Madden NFL 24 cover over Jalen Hurts

The national media and Twitter reacts to Bills quarterback Josh Allen landing the Madden NFL 24 cover over Jalen Hurts and other finalist

If you believe in the Madden Curse being a real thing, then Josh Allen landing the cover of ‘Madden 24’ isn’t the worst thing to happen.

EA Sports announced that they have their cover athlete for Madden 24 and it is Buffalo Bills quarterback Josh Allen. Allen posted the pics below on his social media showing his gratitude for making a childhood dream come true.

Here is the full list of Madden cover athletes:

2000 John Madden
2001 Eddie George
2002 Daunte Culpepper
2003 Marshall Faulk
2004 Michael Vick
2005 Ray Lewis
2006 Donovan McNabb
2007 Shaun Alexander
2008 Vince Young
2009 Brett Favre
2010 Troy Polamalu and Larry Fitzgerald
2011 Drew Brees
2012 Peyton Hillis
2013 Calvin Johnson
2014 Barry Sanders
2014* Adrian Peterson
2015 Richard Sherman
2016 Odell Beckham Jr.
2017 Rob Gronkowski
2018 Tom Brady
2019 Antonio Brown
2020 Patrick Mahomes
2021 Lamar Jackson
2022 Patrick Mahomes and Tom Brady
2023 John Madden
2024 Josh Allen

Hurts was a finalist for the honor along with Joe Burrow, Justin Jefferson and others.

5 Eagles who could be featured as ‘Madden NFL’ cover athletes in the future

5 Philadelphia Eagles who could be future ‘Madden NFL’ cover guys

The ‘Madden NFL’ reveal is a huge deal each summer and after EA announced Tom Brady and Patrick Mahomes as their latest athletes, we felt it was a good time to analyze five current Eagles who could one day grace the cover of the legendary video game.

Broncos fan creates alternate ‘Madden 21’ cover

This Broncos fan made an alternate ‘Madden 21’ cover featuring Drew Lock and several of his teammates.

Baltimore Ravens quarterback Lamar Jackson will be featured on the cover of Madden NFL 21 this year. One Denver Broncos fan wants to use a cover featuring Denver Broncos players — so he made one.

Here’s an alternate Madden cover from Reddit’s “finalcutwizard,” who shared his design on r/DenverBroncos on Tuesday:

(via “finalcutwizard” on Reddit)

(Don’t worry, the Madden Curse doesn’t apply to fan-made alternate covers.)

Broncos outside linebacker Von Miller and running back Melvin Gordon were featured briefly in EA Sports’ first trailer for Madden 21.

After signing Gordon to a two-year contract during NFL free agency, Denver shared a Madden clip of Gordon wearing an orange and blue uniform. Gordon was rated 84 overall in last year’s version of the game.

Miller has consistently been Denver’s highest-rated player in the game since quarterback Peyton Manning retired following the 2015 season. Last year, EA Sports gave Miller a 97 overall rating. To view all of the Broncos’ initial ratings from Madden NFL 20, click here.

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