Madden was released for the first time in the form of a PC in 1988 during Jackson's sophomore season in the NFL. But due to licensing problems as well as a hip injury that occurred during mut coins madden 22 his 1990 NFL season that forced his early retirement from football, Jackson was never a part of Madden in his playing days. The year 2014 was the first time Jackson made his Madden first appearance in Madden as a special edition participant 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 on his first appearance in the history of Madden NFL 15, but Jackson will also be given the honor of being an official Madden cover player. More than 35 years after his NFL career started back in 1987 Jackson is set to grace the cover featuring a digital version of Madden NFL 22. Beginning on Friday, players will be in a position to play alongside him online. EA Sports also teamed up with Nike to recreate the iconic sportswear brand's Bo Knows ad campaign by including a digitally rendered rendition of his most coveted shoe, which is the Nike Air Bo Turf to the gaming.

Jackson will be the seven running backs to have been named a Madden cover athlete. He follows Eddie George (Madden 2001), Marshall Faulk (Madden 2003), Shaun Alexander (Madden 2007), Peyton Hillis (Madden 12), Adrian Peterson and Barry Sanders (both Madden 25).

Prior to the unveiling of the cover, the Undefeated's Aaron Dodson caught up with Jackson to talk about the Tecmo Bowl days, how Bo Knows came to life in his Madden return, and more.

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What does it mean to you when you finally get to be an athlete who covers the sport 35 years after you started your career?

The idea was in the planning on and off for many years. It was time to get it suitable for my business. In collaboration with the Madden people to sort things out, dot every i's, cross all the t's -Once we had it completed, the rest was just going for it. I thought that somewhere in my past I'd done something right and could still be looked at as one of the most famous athletes from the past 30 years ago. Madden isn't convinced enough of me to make a decision like this.

Your video game legacy dates back to 1989, when you became the center of attention at Tecmo Bowl. What was it like seeing yourself from the back of your mind?

I can still picture myself still in Tecmo Bowl. I've got this video game. I've still got the machine to play it on. But it's hidden in a container that's in storage. It's iconic. It makes me feel good that I've grown men in their 40s who say"Hey, my friend and I got into the most intense struggle of our life because we both wanted to be in the Tecmo Bowl when we were young. Therefore, our parents seized the game and my dad locked it up in his tool cabinet. The game was unplayable for about a month as the fight was too intense. I hear it often. When I attend the sports memorabilia exhibitions, people come up with that video game. They tell me, 'I've have the game machine I played it on. My kids play it. My grandkids also play it ... as does everybody still debates about who's gonna take on the role of Bo Jackson.' Tecmo Bowl ... that buy Madden nfl 22 coins was quite a bit of technology back then. It's now viewed and think, 'Wow this is an antique.'