We’re still over a month away from the release of Madden 22, but some lucky gamers have been able to play the beta version of the game and screenshots are starting to leak out on the internet.
One of those screenshots featured a look at Patriots first-round pick Mac Jones, who will be making his first appearance in the video game series. Well, I’m not even sure this counts. The “Mac Jones” who appears in Madden 22 doesn’t look anything like the actual Mac Jones. Instead, this virtual Jones looks more like the guy who played Marv in the Home Alone movies.
This is what 'Madden 22' thinks Mac Jones looks like. pic.twitter.com/sYl7nlZXY9
— Toucher and Rich (@Toucherandrich) June 24, 2021
This is what the real Mac Jones looks like, by the way…
I’m assuming that photo was taken shortly after Mac saw what he looked like in the new Madden. I’d be furious too.
The release date is still over a month away and this could very well be a placeholder used until EA is able to get a proper face scan of Jones, so maybe we should cut them some slack. But how do you not have a better “generic white guy” option to choose? Jones is THE generic white guy!
Anyway, fans in Boston might get a kick out of playing with a quarterback who looks just like them, so maybe this was a genius marketing strategy by the Madden team.
Madden 22 drops on August 20. Will EA do Mac Jones justice by then? The world waits with bated breath.
