Prior to the unveiling of the cover, The mut coins madden 22 Undefeated's Aaron Dodson caught up with Jackson to discuss the Tecmo Bowl days, how Bo Knows came to life and his Madden return, and more.

It has been edited to improve clarity and to length.

What does it mean to you to finally become an athlete who covers the sport, 35 years after your career first began?

The idea has been in the making off and on for years. The timing had to be right for my brand. I worked with the Madden team to sort things out, make sure to cross all the i's, cross all the t's -after we got that completed, the rest was just a matter of going for it. I figured that, somewhere in my history I'd done something right so that I could be considered one of the legendary athletes from over 30 years ago. Madden believes in me to be able to do something similar to this.

Your video game legacy dates back to 1989, when you became the star of Tecmo Bowl. What was it like watching yourself on the screen back then?

I can still picture myself in Tecmo Bowl. I've got this video game. I still have the device for it to use. However, it's stored in a box located in storage. It's iconic. It feels good to know that I have grown men in their 40s who say"Hey, my friend and I had the most intense conflict of our lives, because we each wanted to be in Tecmo Bowl when we were young. Therefore, our parents seized the game, and my dad put it away in his tools cabinet. The game was unplayable for a whole month since the fight was so intense.' I hear that frequently. When I attend sporting memorabilia events, there are people who come up with that video game. They'll say, "I've have the game machine I played it on. My kids play it. My grandkids play it ... also everybody continues to argue about who is going to end up being Bo Jackson.' Tecmo Bowl ... that was a lot of technology in the early days. You look at it now and you're like, "Wow it's an old-fashioned.'

Have you never played Tecmo Bowl?

I've not played Tecmo Bowl. That's just the truth. I've watched people playing it quite a bit. But I was able to figure out what I could do. I knew that my Tecmo Bowl man could do. It gives me pleasure to listen to buy Madden nfl 22 coins people compliment me from that game.