"It's part of the culture, I think, for us as guys growing up. It's what we did," Vaughn tells The Hollywood Reporter. "We'd get together and play these games, so [EA has] always been cool with allowing us to use it as part of a story we were telling.

The NFL would prefer a calendar that is never truly football-free, and one thing keeping the league in the spotlight during the otherwise quiet month of June is the annual reveal of the next Madden. This year,

The football season is kicking soon with the release of Madden NFL 27. The latest entry in the hallowed series is hitting console, and PC, at the same time very soon. Circle the date, because it’s almost kick-off.

On Wednesday, the official Madden social media account revealed Chicago Bears quarterback Caleb Williams as the cover athlete for Madden NFL 27. The post featured the tagline, "The jump. The #Madden27 Cover.

"Madden NFL 27" is set to be released this summer, which will give fans their first chance to see what Garrett will look like this season. Madden dropped a first look at this year's edition of the game, featuring a photo of Garrett in his new team's uniform running out of the tunnel at SoFi Stadium.