Saquon Barkley put together one of the most impressive seasons ever compiled by a running back last season and capped it all off by enjoying a Super Bowl victory with his teammates—on his birthday. It's tough to imagine a better year than that but he added another amazing honor to the crowded list as EA Sports unveiled that the Philadelphia star will be immortalized on the cover of Madden 26.
The title will feature a still image of arguably the most memorable moment of Barkley's campaign, which saw the back hurdle a Jacksonville Jaguars defender with his back turned to the oncoming tackler while picking up a key third-down conversion.
.@Saquon hurdled his way onto the cover of #Madden26
— Madden NFL 26 (@EAMaddenNFL) June 2, 2025
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🔗: https://t.co/zm14BbUaJf pic.twitter.com/l1QYWN0b7h
Video game companies usually have a difficult time selecting which athlete to feature and how to feature them with a gripping image. In this case the deliberations may have been a bit easier because just look at that picture.
Barkley, understandably fired up to join a select class of players to grace the cover, celebrated by posting a behind-the-scenes look at the creation of the cover.
Hurdling onto the @EAMaddenNFL cover 🙏🏾Dream come true! Fly Eagles Fly 🦅 https://t.co/zUTwOWHE1U pic.twitter.com/X1xQWIEpk6
— Saquon Barkley (@saquon) June 2, 2025
Madden 26 will be out on August 14th.
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