Madden NFL 17 Cover Athlete is Rob Gronkowski
 

Just announced on SportsCenter, Rob Gronkowski is the Madden NFL 17 cover athlete. You can check out some images from the cover shoot here.

Read the full press release below.

Today Electronic Arts Inc. (NASDAQ: EA) officially unveiled the Madden NFL 17 cover art, featuring New England Patriots Tight End Rob Gronkowski. EA and ESPN jointly revealed the cover live during the 6pm ET/3pm PT edition of SportsCenter, alongside a video debuting this year’s game. In Madden NFL 17, players on Xbox One and PlayStation®4 can take their team all the way with new gameplay features that elevate the ground game, arming teams for success on both sides of the ball.

“It’s great to finally be able to share with the world that Gronk will be joining our cover fraternity,” said Josh Rabenovets, Senior Director of Global Marketing at EA SPORTS. “He’s one of the most fun, dominant and exciting players in the league, and it’s awesome to feature the famed Gronk Spike on the Madden NFL 17 cover.”

Gronkowski is one of the most decorated tight ends in the NFL, holding the season record for most touchdowns by a tight end in a season, as well as a four-time Pro Bowler and a Super Bowl Champion. He’s widely regarded as one of the most physically dominant players in the league, and was the highest-rated tight end in Madden NFL 16.

“It’s a really special honor to appear on the cover of Madden NFL 17,” said Gronkowski. “It’s one of those things that pretty much every guy in the league secretly dreams of, so to actually be the one on the cover, it’s a really big deal.”

EA also released a Madden NFL 17 video today showcasing Gronkowski and the first of several new features for next-gen consoles in this year’s game. Fans can check out the Madden NFL 17 website to learn more about improvements to the ground game, including a new path assist feature, new defensive AI and expansion of ball carrier special moves, which give players new creative controls on the ground, all of which are featured on the Xbox One and PlayStation®4 versions of the game.

EA Access* members can try Madden NFL 17 before it’s released for a limited time as part of a Play First Trial, only on Xbox One.

Madden NFL 17 is developed in Orlando, Florida by EA Tiburon and will be available for Xbox One, Xbox 360®, PlayStation®4 and PlayStation®3 on August 23. To learn more about Madden NFL 17, visit http://www.easports.com/madden-nfl.

Re: Madden NFL 17 Cover Athlete is Rob Gronkowski
 

Exact same pose that was posted in the other thread as well. Nice troll job EA.

Re: Madden NFL 17 Cover Athlete is Rob Gronkowski
 

Craziness, I went to High School with him and he was on my hockey team when I was 11. I remember he was one of the best players in every sport he played and when we played hockey everyone was afraid of him because he was so tall and had a wicked slapshot.

Really cool to see him on the cover, some funny memories with that guy...he's always been a clown.

Re: Madden NFL 17 Cover Athlete is Rob Gronkowski
 

Interesting choice. Trailer was pretty bleh

Re: Madden NFL 17 Cover Athlete is Rob Gronkowski
 

Was it just me, or did anyone else notice the two color cleats in that clip?

Re: Madden NFL 17 Cover Athlete is Rob Gronkowski
 

No surprise there, after the 'placeholder' images..

Re: Madden NFL 17 Cover Athlete is Rob Gronkowski
 

Noticed one-arm sleeves on a couple Jets players as well as a new fake field goal. The one-arm sleeves are still wrong though. They cover the whole arm and wrist and are basically the same as RGIII has had the last several years.

Re: Madden NFL 17 Cover Athlete is Rob Gronkowski
 

Those red nikes were hot dude. Didn't notice the other color.