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The "Gronk Spike" adorns the cover of Madden NFL 17

New England Patriots tight end Rob Gronkowski next in line for the Madden curse.
Jonas Mäki Editor Sweden 13 May 2016

EA has revealed the athlete that will headlining this years incarnation of the annual Madden series - and of course be a candidate for the infamous Madden Curse. It is no other than the New England Patriots tight end Rob "Gronk" Gronkowski, famous for scoring lots of touchdowns (more than basically any other tight end ever) and celebrating them by spiking the ball. And it is exactly this "Gronk Spike" pose that adorns the cover.

An excellent choice of athlete in our opinion. What is your opinion of the boxart and Gronkowski?

Editor Sweden Jonas Mäki has written for Gamereactor since 2002, becoming an editor in 2007. He covers the video game industry across news, releases and the business side, with a particular interest in sales figures and where the industry is heading.
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