Arizona Cardinals running back James Conner had a strong performance with three total touchdowns and 173 scrimmage yards during victory over the Madden 22 coins San Francisco 49ers. For his efforts, Conner received a two-point jump to an 82 overall rating.
Conner's 454 yards of rushing rank among the 19th best in the NFL and Conner's 10 touchdowns rushing have him tied for the top spot in the league along with Titans All-Pro Derrick Henry. Conner is likely to have the chance to take sole possession of first place in the league with Henry out because of foot surgery.
Bo Jackson, a former NFL running back with the Los Angeles Raiders and Major League outfielder Bo Jackson is the sole player in the world to have been awarded the status of Pro-Bowler in football and an All-Star at baseball. Then, in 1990 American toy manufacturer Tiger Electronics released a handheld game which allowed users to play with Jackson on both the football and baseball fields. The following time, Nintendo dropped Bo Jackson's Hit and Run for Game Boy as well as Bo Jackson Baseball for the Nintendo Entertainment System.
But the trio of games likely wouldn't have been possible without the virtual fame he garnered in 1989's Tecmo Bowl, the first console game to earn a license of the NFL to include players' name, photo and similarity. In the present, Jackson in Tecmo Bowl and 1991's Tecmo Super Bowl is considered as one of the most iconic video game avatars, alongside Michael Vick from Madden NFL 2004.
Madden was released for the first time by Microsoft PC in 1988, during Jackson's second year in the NFL. But due to licensing issues and a hip injury sustained during the 90 NFL season that forced him into an premature retirement from football, Jackson never appeared in Madden in the course of his career. It wasn't until 2014 that Jackson first made his Madden debut as a special edition player playing in"the Ultimate Team game mode.
The news was announced on Wednesday. EA Sports announced that not only will Jackson return to the game for the first time since Madden NFL 15 however, he'll also receive the honor of becoming a Madden cover athlete. After nearly 35 years since his NFL career began around 1987 Jackson can be seen on a digital cover of Madden NFL 22. Beginning on Friday, players will be playing with him virtually. EA Sports also teamed up with Nike to revisit the iconic sportswear brand's Bo Knows ad campaign by creating a digitally rendered version of his signature footwear, which is the Nike Air Bo Turf in the gameplay.
Jackson has become the seventh running back named as a Madden cover athlete. He is followed by Eddie George (Madden 2001), Marshall Faulk (Madden 2003), Shaun Alexander (Madden 2007), Peyton Hillis (Madden 12), Adrian Peterson and Barry Sanders (both Madden 25).
Before the cover unveiling, The cheap Madden nfl 22 coins Undefeated's Aaron Dodson caught up with Jackson to talk about Jackson's Tecmo Bowl days, how Bo Knows came to life and his Madden return and more.
