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4 NFL Players Advance in Madden 13 Cover Vote Campaign
April 11, in the year of our Lord 2012 – Fans
nationwide have been casting their votes to determine the next
cover athlete for Madden NFL 13, logging nearly 18 million votes
at
www.ESPN.com/MaddenVote since the competition began on March
7. Round 3 of the bracket-style phase of the Madden NFL 13 Cover
Vote resulted in upsets such as No. 6 seed Calvin Johnson (WR,
Detroit Lions) surpassing No. 2 seed Rob Gronkowski (TE, New
England Patriots) and No. 11 seed Patrick Willis (LB, San
Francisco 49ers) beating out No. 2 seed Victor Cruz (WR, New
York Giants). Fan favorites Cam Newton (QB, Carolina Panthers)
and Aaron Rogers (QB, Green Bay Packers) were also selected to
advance to the semi-finals.
ROUND 4 BREAKDOWN OF MADDEN NFL 13 COVER VOTE CAMPAIGN
§ Cam Newton vs. Patrick Willis
§ Aaron Rodgers vs. Calvin Johnson
Over the next week, fans will be voting to determine which two
candidates will move on to the final round of the Madden NFL 13
Cover Vote, culminating with the unveiling of the Madden NFL 13
cover athlete winner on ESPN's SportsNation on April 25 at 5
p.m. ET.
Round 4 voting is now open and fans can make their selections
exclusively at
www.ESPN.com/MaddenVote to determine which of the two NFL
players will advance to the final round of the Madden NFL 13
Cover Vote competition. Every Wednesday throughout the campaign,
fans can tune in to SportsNation at 5 p.m. ET for analysis and
commentary on the competition.
Fans can visit the Madden NFL Facebook page (www.facebook.com/EASPORTSMaddenNFL)
or SportsNation page (www.facebook.com/SportsNation)
to join discussions surrounding the Cover Vote. Fans are also
encouraged to tweet their Cover Vote picks using the hashtag
#MyMaddenCoverVote on Twitter.