Barry Sanders Named Madden NFL 25 Cover Athlete

[Valdarez]

Game may be lacking, but easy to like the choice of Barry.

[Big FN Deal]

I don't have anything against Barry Sanders but whenever his shortened career comes up it reminds me that as a Redskins fan he ALMOST was on our team but the muthergobsucking Lions wouldn't let him out of his contract so he retired.

Haters gonna hate.

[MrJCOreo]

No old school player more deserving. The dude is a phenomenal player and an even better person - which is REALLY saying somethin.

[jaybird2585]

Nothing like having a "legend" on the cover who had one of the worst playoff performances of all-time. _1 yd rushing on 13 carries. he gained a whole yard that day on the 16 touches he had. what a great player

[jaybird2585]

Quote: Originally Posted by jaybird2585

Nothing like having a "legend" on the cover who had one of the worst playoff performances of all-time. _1 yd rushing on 13 carries. he gained a whole yard that day on the 16 touches he had. what a great player

-1 yd* on 13 carries

[TheBuddyHobbs]

Two reasons one it makes complete sense that Barry Sanders is on the cover, and one that people seem to ignore.

Reason number one being Barry Sanders is one of the greatest running backs to ever play the game if not THE best ever.

Reason number two being this is year Madden is celebrating 25 years which then would make sense for a game to feature a legend of the cover.

Within this 25 year Madden time frame Barry Sanders has done more than Adrian Peterson has so far.

[CM Hooe]

Wasn't Barry Sanders also the first EA Sports "cover athlete"? I vaguely remember the Cyber Barry ad campaign.

[TheBuddyHobbs]

Quote: Originally Posted by jaybird2585

-1 yd* on 13 carries

You must not be old enough to remember how good Barry Sanders was and how bad his Lions teams were. Maybe because you are a bitter Packers fan? Who knows. I have been a Bucs fan all my life and back then we were in that division with Barry Sanders, and I can tell you I didn't mind one bit watching that beast run all over us. I can appreciate a true legend wether he was a rival or not. Don't let your biased cloud your vision.