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Caleb Williams will grace nan screen of this year's version of nan Madden NFL video game.
"Madden NFL 27" will person a photograph of what's go nan signature play for nan Chicago Bears quarterback: a chaotic jump throw.
The photograph of Williams mimics his singular fourth-and-8 walk to Rome Odunze against nan Green Bay Packers successful nan NFC Wild Card information that helped nan Bears unafraid nan victory.
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Caleb Williams of nan Chicago Bears throws a walk against nan Green Bay Packers during nan NFC Wild Card Playoff crippled astatine Soldier Field successful Chicago, Illinois, connected Jan. 10, 2026. (Patrick McDermott/Getty Images)
Williams is nan first Bears subordinate to look connected nan cover.
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"When I received nan telephone from Madden, it was for illustration my puerility dream was coming true. Being connected nan screen of 'Madden NFL 27' is simply a full-circle moment," Williams said, via ESPN.
"I grew up playing Madden and imagining what it would beryllium for illustration to beryllium portion of nan game. I cognize fans are going to emotion what's caller successful this year's game, and I'm looking guardant to getting my standing up to a 99 by nan extremity of nan season."
"Caleb Williams is what a existent look of nan franchise looks for illustration -- nan culmination of galore moments successful nan Chicago Bears' unthinkable history that has led them to their electric, generational quarterback," said Evan Dexter, EA Sports' vice president of franchise strategy and marketing. "Madden NFL 27 intends to put much of those captious moments and cardinal guidance decisions, pinch meaningful consequences that echo crossed nan NFL, successful nan hands of our players truthful that they tin build a convention that's genuinely their own. Just for illustration Caleb, nan early of shot successful 'Madden NFL 27' is thrilling and much move than ever before."
Chicago Bears' Caleb Williams celebrates aft an NFL wild-card playoff crippled against nan Green Bay Packers successful Chicago connected Jan. 10, 2026. (Erin Hooley/AP)
The 2024 first wide prime is entering a pivotal 3rd play aft starting to unrecorded up to his draught banal past season, truthful surely Bears fans would for illustration their backmost to debar nan "Madden Curse."
Earlier successful nan 21st century, screen athletes for nan crippled often had tumultuous seasons instantly after. Dante Culpepper (2001), Donovan McNabb (2006), Shaun Alexander (2007) and Vince Young (2008) are immoderate of nan astir notable examples.
The curse has been lifted successful astir caller years, but successful 2024, erstwhile Christian McCaffrey graced nan cover, he played successful conscionable 4 games. Saquon Barkley was connected nan screen past twelvemonth aft posting a 2,000-yard play successful his Super Bowl campaign, but he took a measurement backward arsenic well.
Williams is still looking to go nan first Bears backmost to propulsion for 4,000 yards, but his 3,942 yards past twelvemonth were nan astir successful franchise history. He threw 27 touchdowns against conscionable 7 interceptions while besides moving for 3 much scores.
Chicago Bears' Caleb Williams runs distant from Green Bay Packers' Lukas van Ness during nan 2nd half of an NFL crippled successful Chicago connected Dec. 20, 2025. (Nam Huh/AP)
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