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  • RaychelSnr
    Executive Editor
    • Jan 2007
    • 4845

    #1

    Madden NFL 13 Cover Athlete Vote Down to 32 Players



    Fan Voting Continues to Determine Who Will Become This Year’s Cover Athlete


    REDWOOD CITY, Calif., - March 21, 2012 – Electronic Arts Inc. (NASDAQ:EA) and ESPN announced today the 32 fan-selected NFL players who will advance in the EA SPORTS™ Madden NFL 13 Cover Vote. The announcement follows a two week play-in round, during which time fans voted between two teammates in matchups for each NFL team on the SportsNation Facebook page. Today, winners from each matchup moved on to the official cover vote bracket. Fans can vote for their favorite cover athlete candidate from their computer or mobile phones at ESPN.com/MaddenVote through April 25.

    To kick off the Madden NFL 13 Cover Vote bracket debate, a SportsNation “Madden Cover Vote Special” will air tonight on ESPN 2 from 6-7 p.m. ET. Every Wednesday throughout the campaign, fans can tune in to SportsNation at 5 p.m. ET for an in-depth discussion about the latest voting results and to see which players have advanced to the next round. The tournament will culminate with the reveal of the Madden NFL 13 cover athlete on SportsNation on April 25, the night before the 2012 NFL Draft.

    The results of the Madden NFL 13 Cover Vote play-in round are:

    Arizona Cardinals - Larry Fitzgerald
    Miami Dolphins - Reggie Bush
    Atlanta Falcons - Matt Ryan
    Minnesota Vikings - Jared Allen
    Baltimore Ravens - Ray Rice
    New England Patriots - Rob Gronkowski
    Buffalo Bills - Stevie Johnson
    New England Patriots - Brandon Lloyd*
    Carolina Panthers - Cam Newton
    New Orleans Saints - Drew Brees
    Chicago Bears - Matt Forte
    New York Giants - Victor Cruz
    Cincinnati Bengals - A.J. Green
    New York Jets - Darrelle Revis
    Cleveland Browns - Joe Haden
    Oakland Raiders - Sebastian Janikowski
    Dallas Cowboys - DeMarcus Ware
    Philadelphia Eagles - LeSean McCoy
    Denver Broncos - Tim Tebow
    Pittsburgh Steelers - Troy Polamalu
    Detroit Lions - Calvin Johnson
    San Diego Chargers - Antonio Gates
    Green Bay Packers - Aaron Rodgers
    San Francisco 49ers - Patrick Willis
    Houston Texans - Arian Foster
    Seattle Seahawks - Marshawn Lynch
    Indianapolis Colts - Dwight Freeney
    Tampa Bay Buccaneers - LeGarrette Blount
    Jacksonville Jaguars - Maurice Jones-Drew
    Tennessee Titans - Chris Johnson
    Kansas City Chiefs - Dwayne Bowe
    Washington Redskins - Brian Orakpo

    *Entered the Madden NFL 13 Cover Vote play-in round representing the St. Louis Rams.

    Among the 32 players are past Super Bowl winners including Victor Cruz and Aaron Rodgers; perennial Pro Bowl players Larry Fitzgerald and Drew Brees; and some of the most dominant players in the NFL such as Troy Polamalu and Jared Allen. During the first ever play-in round, fan voting resulted in upsets like LeSean McCoy surpassing Michael Vick who was a finalist in last year’s award-winning Madden NFL 12 Cover Vote competition.

    “Every football fan has an opinion on who should be on the Madden NFL cover, which was highly visible given the overwhelming response and debate that ensued during last year’s campaign. We’re proud to once again put the fate of the game’s cover in our fans’ hands and let them decide who is worthy of becoming the Madden NFL 13 cover athlete,” said director of marketing Anthony Stevenson. “Our collaboration with ESPN and SportsNation helped elevate the campaign to new heights last year and we’re thrilled to team up again on this award-winning program.”

    “Sports fans are embracing the new structure of the Madden NFL 13 cover vote and the response has been tremendous for the play-in round, which gives each team’s fans an increased voice in the player selected for the vote,” said Jamie Horowitz, Vice President, Original Programming and Production, ESPN. “SportsNation has the most engaged social audience across the ESPN network, and enabling them to share their votes across Facebook was an ideal way to tap into some of football’s most passionate fans.”

    The Madden NFL 13 cover vote marks the third-consecutive year that EA SPORTS has asked fans to help shape the face of the Madden NFL franchise through a cover athlete voting campaign. It also marks the second year of its collaboration with ESPN and SportsNation. Last year, nearly 13 million votes were logged through ESPNSportsNation.com online and via the mobile web, the most ever for an ESPN cross-platform activation, which witnessed 10th seeded Peyton Hillis (Browns, RB) winning the honor to grace the cover of Madden NFL 12.

    To ensure their favorite player advances to the next round of this year’s competition, fans are encouraged to vote daily and tweet their picks using #MyMaddenCoverVote on Twitter. Beginning March 22 at 9:00 a.m. ET, fans can also visit the Madden NFL Facebook page to fill out their own Madden NFL 13 cover athlete bracket to compete against their friends for the chance to win Super Bowl tickets and copies of Madden NFL 13. Visit www.facebook.com/EASPORTSMaddenNFL for Official Rules.
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  • B-Lo-Z-Ro
    Rookie
    • Aug 2009
    • 114

    #2
    Sebastian Janikowski!!!!!
    Elegance Is Xquisite

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    • JeffMorris
      Rookie
      • Dec 2011
      • 9

      #3
      "Denver Broncos - Tim Tebow"

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      • belucheez2
        Banned
        • Dec 2011
        • 350

        #4
        Re: Players Selected for Madden NFL 13 Cover Vote

        Don't really like that people who were already on the cover are in the running.

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        • Senator Palmer
          MVP
          • Jul 2008
          • 3314

          #5
          Re: Players Selected for Madden NFL 13 Cover Vote

          I'm voting for Tebow.
          "A man can only be beaten in two ways: if he gives up, or if he dies."

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          • DigitalMikey
            Rookie
            • Sep 2009
            • 28

            #6
            They need to spend more time fixing this outdated game and less time on who should be on the cover...
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            • DUDERMAN
              Rookie
              • Aug 2010
              • 272

              #7
              Re: Players Selected for Madden NFL 13 Cover Vote

              Originally posted by DigitalMikey
              They need to spend more time fixing this outdated game and less time on who should be on the cover...
              EA's marketing team has nothing to do with Madden's development.
              Philly born and raised

              Eagles | Phillies | Flyers | Sixers

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              • JaymeeAwesome
                Dynasty Guru
                • Jan 2005
                • 4152

                #8
                Originally posted by DigitalMikey
                They need to spend more time fixing this outdated game and less time on who should be on the cover...
                You do know that this is from the marketing department and has nothing to do with the development team. None of this will affect the game.
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                • oldman
                  MVP
                  • Nov 2006
                  • 1568

                  #9
                  Haha. Wouldn't it be funny if Broncos-Tebow won! Everyone spread the word, VOTE TEBOW!
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                  • m1ke_nyc
                    10
                    • Oct 2009
                    • 3243

                    #10
                    Gonna be Tebow or Cam
                    It’s easier to do the right thing, than to explain why you didn’t.

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                    • scottyo60
                      Pro
                      • Oct 2008
                      • 499

                      #11
                      Kinda feel bad for Rams fans

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                      • PackerBacker123
                        Rookie
                        • Aug 2011
                        • 103

                        #12
                        TEBOW TO JETS............................COME ON MAN!

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                        • metal134
                          MVP
                          • Feb 2004
                          • 1420

                          #13
                          Re: Madden NFL 13 Cover Athlete Vote Down to 32 Players

                          Originally posted by oldman
                          Haha. Wouldn't it be funny if Broncos-Tebow won! Everyone spread the word, VOTE TEBOW!
                          I wouldn't vote for Tim Tebow if you were holding a friggin' rocket launcher to my temple.
                          A screaming comes across the sky...

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                          • JerseySuave4
                            Banned
                            • Mar 2006
                            • 5152

                            #14
                            Not that i want one of the Patriots to be on the cover, even as a Pats fan, but why would they put Brandon Lloyd there over the 2 Pats they had people voting for? Lloyd hasn't even played a game for the Pats so why would he represent that them?

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                            • elijah53johnston
                              Rookie
                              • Sep 2011
                              • 133

                              #15
                              Re: Madden NFL 13 Cover Athlete Vote Down to 32 Players

                              Originally posted by JerseySuave4
                              Not that i want one of the Patriots to be on the cover, even as a Pats fan, but why would they put Brandon Lloyd there over the 2 Pats they had people voting for? Lloyd hasn't even played a game for the Pats so why would he represent that them?
                              Rob Gronkowski is also representing the patriots.
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