Just after the 35th anniversary of the first "Madden " video game hitting shelves, EA Sports is making new history, announcing Wednesday that star quarterback will grace the cover of this year's "Madden NHL Minnesota Wild Men Jersey 24," becoming the first player to ever be the game's featured athlete.The new "Madden," set for an Aug. 18 worldwide release, commemorates one of the game Nino Niederreiter Jersey 's most dynamic players at the most important position, with Allen fresh off his third straight season with at least 40 combined touchdowns. It also comes just a year after the rallied around Allen's team following the tragedy-turned-inspiration of . You were made for this Pre-order today Madden NFL 24 (@EAMaddenNFL) Allen follows Hall of Fame coach John Madden, who was honored on last year's Luke Kunin Men Jersey cover, in a long, prestigious line of athletes to be featured on the front of the annual series. He is the fifth QB to appear on the cover in the last six years, after , and , who appeared twice (once alongside Mahomes). Besides paying respects to Allen and the Bills, "Madden 24" will also feature:The return of Superstar Mode: Last seen from 2006-2013, this create-a-player journey runs from the combine and team interviews to a fully fledged NFL career, featuring new Jason Zucker Men Jersey mini-games and customizable avatarsAn updated Franchise Mode: Contract restructures, an all-new trade system and training-camp mini-games are some of the features added this year, as well as a new relocation feature enabling use of new cities and uniformsImproved FieldSENSE: Controls will now be more apparent in throwing, Mikael Granlund Kids Jersey catching and tackling functions, while new character-build technology is meant to improve the fluidity of athletic motion graphics