The South River Ecko hail from South River, New Jersey. They have an overall of 99 and have no unique special abilities. They appeared from Madden NFL 2001 to Madden NFL 2002. They are based on the real life Ecko Unltd. brand, which is involved in urban lifestyle clothing, and is why the logo is a Rhino in a circular rectangle despite Ecko not being related to the Rhino animal itself.
Ecko Stadium[]
Ecko Stadium is where the South River Ecko team plays. It has a grass field surface type with a capacity of 40,000. It actually has similar designs to EA Stadium where the Redwood City EA Sports team plays with the only difference being the art work and labeling of the end zones. In the PS2 version however, both Ecko and EA Sports do not play in the same stadium.
Ecko Bio (Madden NFL 2001 to Madden NFL 2002)[]
Team Ecko's roster is filled with the popular clothing apparel's "MVP's" & Hip Hop Artists.
Uniform[]
Home: Red helmet, Red jersey with white and black shoulder stripes, red pants with black and white stripes.
Away: Red helmet, white jersey with red and black shoulder stripes, white pants with black and red stripes.
Trivia[]
- Both EA Sports and Ecko teams share the same stadium on PS, N64, and PC Versions. In the PS2 version, EA Sports and Ecko do not share the same stadium.
- In Madden NFL 2001, Ecko has a player named "Xzibit" who also sings the intro song of Madden NFL 2001 and "The Mad in Game".
- In Madden NFL 2002, Ecko has a player named "Pharoahe Monch" who also sings the intro song of Madden NFL 2002.
- Ecko is the only unlockable team where its Madden Card on PS2 version comes with both the team and the stadium.
- Xzibit is on the Ecko team as a Left End for Madden NFL 2001 while Pharoahe Monch is on Fullback for Madden NFL 2002.
- In Madden NFL 2002 on the GameCube, the Ecko have a different appearance entirely. They are semi padded up but their jersey is substituted for a hoodie, their pants are substituted for shorts, and their helmet is black and has an off-road / motocross look & *eckō.complex motocross gloves.
- Their endzone art features the background in red, their logo in white, and *eckō.com in white with plex in black and no outline colors.