Madden was released for the first time in the form of a PC in 1988

Bo Jackson, a former NFL running back for the Los Angeles Raiders and Madden 22 coins Major League outfielder He is the only person to be named a Pro-Bowler in football and an All-Star in baseball. Then, in the year 1990, American toy manufacturer Tiger Electronics released a handheld game that allowed players to play with Jackson on the field of football and baseball. The following year, Nintendo released Bo Jackson's Hit and Run for Game Boy and Bo Jackson Baseball for the Nintendo Entertainment System.

However, his three games would not have been even possible without the virtual stardom he garnered in 1989's Tecmo Bowl, the first console game to receive a license from the NFL to show players' name, image and similarity. Today, Jackson in Tecmo Bowl and 1991's Tecmo Super Bowl is considered to be among the best video game avatars. He's also Michael Vick from Madden NFL 2004.

Madden was released for the first time in the form of a PC in 1988, during Jackson's second year in the NFL. However, due licensing issues and a hip injury in his 1990 NFL season, which forced him to take an early retirement from football. Jackson never appeared in Madden during his playing days. It wasn't until 2014 that Jackson first made his Madden appearance as a special-edition athlete within"the Ultimate Team game mode.

In a press release on Wednesday afternoon, EA Sports announced that not only will Jackson return to the game to play for the first time in a while following Madden NFL 15 and Jackson will also have the privilege of becoming a Madden cover player. In the next 35 years, nearly 35 years since his NFL career began back in 1987 Jackson can be seen on a cover featuring a digital version of Madden NFL 22. Beginning on Friday, players will be capable of playing with him on the internet. EA Sports also teamed up with Nike to bring back the famous sportswear brand's Bo Knows ad campaign by adding a digitally rendered model of his iconic shoe, his Nike Air Bo Turf which is incorporated into the game.

Jackson was the 7th running back designated a Madden cover-athlete, following Eddie George (Madden 2001), Marshall Faulk (Madden 2003), Shaun Alexander (Madden 2007), Peyton Hillis (Madden 12), Adrian Peterson and mmoexp madden nfl 22 coins Barry Sanders (both Madden 25).