NFL superstar Lamar Jackson is featured on the cover of Madden NFL 21, and the art direction and style for the cover is very unique and creative this year due to COVID-19 restrictions. It's a wonderful-looking cover, and Jackson says in a new interview that he reacted emotionally when he saw it for the first time.
In a video for the NFL, Jackson said appearing on the cover of a Madden game has been a lifelong dream. He doesn't usually cry, but he became emotional when he saw this year's cover.
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"That's been a dream of mine all my life," Jackson said of gracing the cover of Madden. "I've seen all the greats on it--Tom Brady, Ray Lewis, Donovan McNab, Gronk--so I was like, I want to be on it too. They revealed [the cover] to me early. I don't cry about stuff. I didn't cry when I won the Heisman. I didn't cry when I won all the other accolades. But when I saw the cover [of Madden NFL 21], I actually shed tears."
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