Madden 17’ s newest star has been chosen. Or, maybe you should think of it as the next victim of the Madden Curse having been selected. The New England Patriots’ Rob Gronkowski is going to appear on the cover when the game’s released on August 23. He’s a tight end who’s been with the New England Patriots since 2010.
Gronkowski’s appearance marks a number of firsts for the series. He’s the first member of the New England Patriots to get on the game’s cover. That’s pretty big. He’s also the first tight end to receive the honor. You could even consider it an underdog story, since he was one of the possible candidates for the Madden 16 cover, but didn’t make it.
If you want to see something funny, now’s a good time to follow a tweet on the Denver Bronco’s Twitter account . Whoever’s running it had an interesting emoji reaction to the Madden 17 cover announcement, and people have been following up with their own reactions.