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Madden NFL 15 Cover Vote Underway
Richard Sherman, Cam Newton and More Take their Shot at the Cover
REDWOOD CITY, Calif. – May
8, in the year of our Lord 2014 – Tonight at the NFL
Draft, Electronic Arts Inc. (NASDAQ: EA) and ESPN officially
announced the details of the Madden NFL 15 Cover Vote. This
year’s competition sees 16 of the brightest young stars in the
game squaring off in a bracket to determine who will adorn the
cover. Fans can now vote once per day at ESPN.com/maddenvote,
and discuss and debate on social platforms such as @ESPNNFL and
the NFL on ESPN Facebook page with the hashtag #MaddenCover.
Every Thursday, the results of each round of voting will be
announced during NFL Live at 4 p.m. ET on ESPN accompanied by
expert analysis and conversation. Players in the running will
also make special appearances on ESPN programming and platforms
throughout the vote, campaigning for their right to be on the
cover of Madden NFL 15. The two finalists will appear and the
overall winner will be announced live from LA LIVE Plaza in a
special segment during the 6 p.m. hour of SportsCenter on
Friday, June 6.
Here’s the full breakdown of first-round matchups, as well as
each player’s seeding in this year’s bracket:
|
(1) Richard Sherman (CB, Seattle Seahawks)
Vs.
(8) Alshon Jeffery (WR, Chicago Bears) |
(1) Cam Newton (QB, Carolina Panthers)
Vs.
(8) Antonio Brown (WR, Pittsburgh Steelers) |
|
(2) Colin Kaepernick (QB, San Francisco 49ers)
Vs.
(7) Nick Foles (QB, Philadelphia Eagles) |
(2) Andrew Luck (QB, Indianapolis Colts)
Vs.
(7) Alfred Morris (RB, Washington Redskins) |
|
(3) Demaryius Thomas (WR, Denver Broncos)
Vs.
(6) Luke Kuechly (LB, Carolina Panthers) |
(3) LeSean McCoy (RB, Philadelphia Eagles)
Vs.
(6) T.Y. Hilton (WR, Indianapolis Colts) |
|
(4) Jimmy Graham (TE, New Orleans Saints)
Vs.
(5) Eddie Lacy (RB, Green Bay Packers) |
(4) Jamaal Charles (RB, Kansas City Chiefs)
Vs.
(5) A.J. Green (WR, Cincinnati Bengals) |
“The Madden NFL Cover Vote is
always a special time of year,” said EA Senior Director of North
American Marketing Randy Chase. “I’m curious to see if the 12th
Man can propel Richard Sherman to the cover, or if the 49ers
fans get their revenge and knock him out of the competition. No
matter what, there are going to be some great matchups and
intense rivalries.”
“Every year, ESPN and EA SPORTS continue to go bigger with the
Madden NFL Cover Vote, and there’s no better way to kick off the
vote for Madden NFL 15 than having last year’s winner and NFL
legend Barry Sanders announcing it on stage at the NFL Draft,”
said Raphael Poplock, vice president of games and partnerships
for ESPN. “We are building on our momentum over the last three
Madden NFL Cover Votes to deliver an engaging experience that
puts the cover in the hands of the fans, which have resulted in
some of ESPN’s most successful social activations to date.”
Madden NFL 15 delivers everything fans need to own their rivals
on both sides of the field, including the most immersive
defensive gameplay control in franchise history. Like the Super
Bowl XLVIII champion Seattle Seahawks, you can win championships
and bask in the glory of success by building a great defense fit
to challenge the best offenses in the game. Fans will also
experience an entirely new broadcast presentation that delivers
Madden NFL game day like never before with dramatic all-new
camera angles, as well as dynamic pre-game and halftime
features. It’s not just football, it’s Madden Season.
Madden NFL 15 is developed in Orlando, Florida by EA Tiburon and
will be available on August 26 in North America and on August 29
in the EU for Xbox One, the all-in-one entertainment system from
Microsoft, the PlayStation®4 computer entertainment system, Xbox
360® video game and entertainment system and the PlayStation®3
entertainment system.
All player participation has been facilitated by NFL Players
Inc., the licensing and marketing subsidiary of the NFL Players
Association (NFLPA).