Lamar Jackson is the Madden NFL 21 Cover Athlete

Source: Lamar Jackson
https://profootballtalk.nbcsports.com/2020/04/21/lamar-jackson-says-hes-on-the-cover-of-the-next-madden-game/

Maybe some news coming this week ?

Hopefully since a running Qb on the cover rushing stats for Qb are fixed. Sim stats in generally. Who am I kidding lol

Big Back of the Box feature for sure

Lamar Jackson speed rating of 108 incoming. Obvious choice

Online H2H play will be what it is every year, I just hope that they continue to improve all aspects of CPU QB AI for us solo Franchise players. Scrambling is solid(still can be improved a lot of course) but elusiveness in the pocket and on the run while still throwing downfield needs the most work.

Cover revel was on Draft night last year so seems about right. Think he may have spilled the beans a bit early. If the timeline is the same cover reveal on Thursday and features Friday.

Well deserved. Looking forward to the new stadiums and new uniforms this year. Those new Chargers uni's & their stadium make them the most obvious first Franchise choice ever.
Really hoping for a "Start before the 2020 Draft" option in Franchise.
Also - EA just confirmed Lamar on the cover.

Congrats to Jackson! Don't see M21 bringing an improvement to game play which seems to be on the decline. I imagine defense will again be a formality compared to offense.
WOuld like to see the game play cleaned up. I feel there are too many spoons stirring the pot. We have different game modes, game styles and skill levels and each seems to play differently from an AI perspective. The CPU plays differently once a user action is detected, and another level of game play mix entering an already complex mix of coding.
I would like some points cleaned up, or made options in M21 from a learning standpoint. Bring back the consistent showing of previous play art after each play in games versus CPU; this is important from a learning perspective to know what was called.
Slow down the snap rate of the CPU offense to give us users who like to read and adjust their defense, time to make adjustments. This is again a part of using Play Now to become better at the game, while also making the defense more rewarding to play as a user and coach.
Tone down the tips pass to interception ratio.
Tone down the blockshed rate for the elite pass rushers on the CPU team, OR make those same pass rushers as effective when on the user team.
MORE feedback. A lot of frustration and confusion could be reduced if onscreen feedback was increased. We have some feedback for pass types and pass situations, but every other area of the game play is left without feedback to assist in explaining what is being witnessed on field. The lighting up of the "X" factor was a nice visual feedback in assisting the user to when a blockshed was coming fast.
I fear M21 will be another game where elite QBs are passed over for a handful of rushing Qbs. Another year of God mode Michael Vick yet Super Bowl winners such as Brady, Montana and Aikman are virtually useless.

Yeah. Last Year, they revealed the cover just before Draft started. I think they might have revealed the info timeline as well.
Unless pandemic causes delay, I expect them to follow same format to where most of info will be revealed inn late April and May and rest of info will be dropped at E3/IGN. But I wonder how next gen will affect it. I would imagine, they'll reveal info as normal and show current gen photos at first. Then at June IGN reveal, they'll start showing next gen visuals

To add to this, CPU defense against running QBs still needs a lot of help.
It's still way too easy to break any defense on any game difficulty by calling four verts and just taking off with the QB.

In addition to the new stadiums, I'd appreciate if Tiburon took a page from MLB The Show's playbook and kept recently vacated stadiums in the game. In MLBTS, for instance, Turner Field was kept in the game as Old Atlanta after the Braves moved to Truist Park. In an ideal world, Madden NFL 21 would keep Dignity Health Sports Park, the LA Coliseum, and the Oakland Coliseum.

Oh boy Madden 04 Vick coming  back in the form of Jackson. . And the curse did hit Mahomes since he hurt his knee. He was lucky his physical makeup allowed him to recover quicker.

Yes it appears Ravens Social Media jumped the gun, EA Twitter made a tongue in cheeky reference to it.
Hopefully EA also release some early info in coming days

I figured that. Even Lamar was kind of hesitant to confirm it .
Even though it was obvious choice and recent leak last month, that was some thing that was supposed to be announced on draft day

The curse was just one of his many miraculous comebacks he led this season.

I'm already sick of these Madden covers with pictures of the players every new year, It would be nice for EA to change and start showing pictures of several teams and players together with some pictures of stadiums. Please EA, escape this absence of change.

New Bucs unis are sick as well. Should look pretty good in Madden, too. As of now, Tampa would be my choice this year, provided I decide to get M21.
But I am still having a blast with my Jets franchise this year (6 seasons and counting, playing every game). M20 makes you build your team like never before (except for O-line depth), it will be very hard for me to leave it behind...