Who's on the next Madden cover? Gronk

The game goes on sale Aug. 23

Electronic Arts has announced the next Madden NFL game will feature New England Patriots Tight End Rob Gronkowski.

Josh Rabenovets, senior director of Global Marketing at EA Sports said, “He’s one of the most fun, dominant and exciting players in the league, and it’s awesome to feature the famed Gronk Spike on the Madden NFL 17 cover.”

Elected four times to the Pro Bowl, he’s widely regarded as one of the most physically dominant players in the league, and was the highest-rated tight end in Madden NFL 16.

Gronkowski said, “It’s one of those things that pretty much every guy in the league secretly dreams of, so to actually be the one on the cover, it’s a really big deal.”

The video game will be available for Xbox One, Xbox 360, PS4 and PS3 on Aug. 23.