Yet his trio of games wouldn't be possible without the virtual fame that he earned in 1989's Tecmo Bowl, the first console game to be granted a license from Mut 22 coins the NFL to feature players by name, image and similarity. In the present, Jackson in Tecmo Bowl and 1991's Tecmo Super Bowl is considered as one of the most iconic video game avatars. He's also Michael Vick from Madden NFL 2004.

Madden was released for the first time on PC in 1988 during Jackson's first season in the NFL. However, due to licensing issues and a hip injury in the 90 NFL season that forced his early retirement from football. Jackson did not play in Madden in the course of his career. In 2014, Jackson played his Madden first appearance in Madden as a special-edition gamer in The Ultimate Team game mode.

This week, EA Sports announced that not only will Jackson return to the game in the very first game in the history of Madden NFL 15, but Jackson will also have the privilege of being a Madden cover athlete. Nearly 35 years after his NFL career began back in 1987 Jackson is set to grace the cover featuring a digital version of Madden NFL 22. From Friday, players are once more playing with him on the internet. EA Sports also teamed up with Nike to revisit the famous sportswear brand's Bo Knows ad campaign by adding a digitally rendered model of his signature footwear which is the Nike Air Bo Turf in the gameplay.

Jackson will be the seven running backs to have been named as a Madden cover athlete, following Eddie George (Madden 2001), Marshall Faulk (Madden 2003), Shaun Alexander (Madden 2007), Peyton Hillis (Madden 12), Adrian Peterson and Barry Sanders (both Madden 25).

In the days before the cover reveal, The Undefeated's Aaron Dodson caught up with Jackson to discuss the Tecmo Bowl days, how Bo Knows came to mmoexp madden nfl 22 coins life in his Madden return, and much more.