You can expect the official Madden 23 release date to land in August ahead of the NFL season. The 2022-2023 NFL season is set to begin on September 8th, but Madden 23 should be out on shelves weeks before that. EA will likely confirm the game’s official release date when it pushes the first gameplay trailer live.
Madden 23: Cover leak| Cover reveal| Ratings| Release date
Cover leak:
EA Sports has announced the cover star for Madden NFL 23, and it’s none other than John Madden himself.
The legendary football coach and commentator, who died in 2021, will be seen on three different covers, one featuring him as a coach, one depicting him as a broadcaster, and a stylized rendering of him from Philadelphia-based artist Chuck Styles for the digital All Madden Edition.
Cover release:
Madden coached the Oakland Raiders to great success, including a Super Bowl victory in 1976. After retiring from coaching with the second-highest winning percentage of any coach (behind the legendary Vince Lombardi), he moved on to become an NFL analyst and won several Emmy awards. T
he heavy travel demanded by Madden’s broadcast job was aggravated by a severe fear of flying, leading the analyst to drive from destination to destination in a tricked-out RV called “The Madden cruiser.”
Ratings:
- Derrick Henry – 97 OVR
- Jonathan Taylor – 96 OVR
- Nick Chubb – 96 OVR
- Dalvin Cook – 95 OVR
- Christian McCaffrey – 95 OVR
- Joe Mixon – 94 OVR
- Alvin Kamara – 92 OVR
- Austin Ekeler – 92 OVR
- Aaron Jones – 90 OVR
- Saquon Barkley – 87 OVR
- Najee Harris – 87 OVR
- Kareem Hunt – 86 OVR
- Josh Jacobs – 85 OVR
- Melvin Gordon – 85 OVR
- Ezekiel Elliott – 85 OVR
- Cordarrelle Patterson – 85 OVR
- Leonard Fournette – 85 OVR
- Chris Carson – 84 OVR
- James Conner – 83 OVR
- James Robinson – 83 OVR
- David Mongomery – 83 OVR
- Javonte Williams – 83 OVR
- D’Andre Swift – 83 OVR
- Cam Akers – 82 OVR
- Antonio Gibson – 82 OVR
- Damien Harris – 81 OVR
- Miles Sanders – 81 OVR
- Devin Singletary – 80 OVR
- JK Dobbins – 80 OVR
- Elijah Mitchell – 80 OVR
- AJ Dillon – 79 OVR
- Clyde Edwards-Helaire – 79 OVR
John Madden was featured on the cover of EA’s early Madden games, but it has been more than 20 years since he graced a cover. Over the last two decades, EA has chosen an athlete to be on the cover, or in the case of Madden NFL 22, two athletes–Tom Brady and Patrick Mahomes.
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Release Date:
2022
With past timing in mind, we expect the Madden 23 release date will be Friday, August 19, 2022.
You can expect the official Madden 23 release date to land in August ahead of the NFL season.
The 2022-2023 NFL season is set to begin on September 8th, but Madden 23 should be out on shelves weeks before that. EA will likely confirm the game’s official release date when it pushes the first gameplay trailer live.
