The trio of games may not have been even possible without the virtual stardom achieved by him in 1989's Tecmo Bowl, the first console game to receive an authorization from the NFL to Madden nfl 22 coins showcase players by name, image and similarity. Today, Jackson in Tecmo Bowl and 1991's Tecmo Super Bowl is considered one of the top video game avatars. The same is true for Michael Vick from Madden NFL 2004.

Madden was first released to PC in 1988 during Jackson's sophomore season in the NFL. But due to licensing problems and a hip injury in his 1990 NFL season that forced his premature retirement from football, Jackson did not appear in Madden in the course of his career. It wasn't until 2014 that Jackson first made his Madden first appearance in Madden as a special-edition participant with The Ultimate Team game mode.

It was on the news this week that EA Sports announced that not only will Jackson return to the game to play for the first time in a while ever since Madden NFL 15 in 1987, but Jackson will also be given the honor of being an official Madden cover athlete. More than 35 years after his NFL career began in 1987, Jackson is set to grace the digital cover for Madden NFL 22. Starting on Friday, Madden NFL players are once more playing with him virtually. EA Sports also teamed up with Nike to bring back the famous sportswear brand's Bo Knows ad campaign by using a digitally rendered image of his signature shoes, called the Nike Air Bo Turf, into the game.

Jackson has become the seventh running back designated as a Madden cover athlete. He is followed by mmoexp madden 22 coins Eddie George (Madden 2001), Marshall Faulk (Madden 2003), Shaun Alexander (Madden 2007), Peyton Hillis (Madden 12), Adrian Peterson and Barry Sanders (both Madden 25).