If there’s one video game that knows hype, it’s Madden. The popular NFL football based video game releases a new edition of the game each year, with the cover always being one of the most anticipated aspects.
This year’s cover will belong to Patriots TE Rob Gronkowski.
There’s so much intrigue with who will grace the cover that there’s even a supposed curse that goes along with it, one that seemingly makes the player features have a sub-par or simply terrible season following. Though there have been some exceptions, the curse has stayed true an astonishing amount of years.
Below are some high definition stills leaked prior to the release from the upcoming Madden 17 (via Steve Noah), which included Gronk.:
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