Philly’s legendary steak spot honors Saquon Barkley’s Madden cover with a tasty twist: Welcome to Steakquon’s

EA Sports officially released the cover for the upcoming ‘Madden NFL 26′ on Monday, confirming that Saquon Barkley will be gracing the game’s cover this year.

He become the second successive running back to be given the honor after Christian McCaffrey featured on last year’s cover. As you would expect, the developers picked an image of Barkley’s iconic ‘reverse hurdle’ for the cover shot and it’s proving popular.

With the Super Bowl triumph secured, Saquon Barkley is a guaranteed Philadelphia sporting legend and the city is paying tribute to the star. Visitors to the iconic cheesesteak venue ‘Geno’s Steaks’ this week will notice some changes made in his honor.

For one week Geno’s will be covered in Madden NFL 26 branding and the main name sign has be changed to ‘Steakquon’s’ in honor of the Eagles favorite.

Sports Illustrated reports that Saquon Barkley actually showed up at the restaurant on Monday to celebrate the new look. Predictably, Barkley was greeted by legions of delighted Eagles fans chanting for their team.

This year’s cover already seems to be proving a popular one and many Philadelphia fans will be eager to get their hands on one. The moment depicted was one of the most iconic moments in the team’s championship-winning season.

“Saquon’s reverse hurdle was one of the rare, defining moments in NFL history that would have once been described as ‘something out of a video game,’” said Evan Dexter of EA Sports Madden NFL.

“Now, it’s a display of the athleticism and creativity of one of football’s most electrifying athletes. Madden NFL 26 will deliver the most real NFL experience we’ve ever built so that players can experience more of the unreal moments that Saquon put on display all season long.”

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