Madden 15 - The Madden coverart tournament
Which NFL player will be on the frontcover of Madden 15?
EA Sports kicked off its cover athlete vote for Madden NFL 15 during the first round of the NFL Draft last night, and the event is slated to end after four rounds of voting on June 6. This voting poll will feature only 16 candidates this year instead of the standard 32, which is an unusual downsize from Madden 25's two brackets of 64 football players.
So far Alfred Morris of the Redskins’ is leading in the polls, but Another clash between Seattle Seahawks cornerback Richard Sherman and San Francisco 49ers quarterback Colin Kaepernick could bloom in the next couple weeks. They are both in the running to win the cover with the rest of the draft. Here is all 16 candidates for the bracket:
(1) Richard Sherman (CB, Seattle Seahawks)
(8) Alshon Jeffery (WR, Chicago Bears)
(2) Colin Kaepernick (QB, San Francisco 49ers)
(7) Nick Foles (QB, Philadelphia Eagles)
(3) Demaryius Thomas (WR, Denver Broncos)
(6) Luke Kuechly (LB, Carolina Panthers)
(4) Jimmy Graham (TE, New Orleans Saints)
(5) Eddie Lacy (RB, Green Bay Packers)
(1) Cam Newton (QB, Carolina Panthers)
(8) Antonio Brown (WR, Pittsburgh Steelers)
(2) Andrew Luck (QB, Indianapolis Colts)
(7) Alfred Morris (RB, Washington Redskins)
(3) LeSean McCoy (RB, Philadelphia Eagles)
(6) T.Y. Hilton (WR, Indianapolis Colts)
(4) Jamaal Charles (RB, Kansas City Chiefs)
(5) A.J. Green (WR, Cincinnati Bengals)
EA Tiburon also celebrated the first round of the NFL Draft by inserting each of the first round's 32 draftees into the Madden Ultimate Team card packs in Madden 25, as of today, so go get it! This is an excellent opportunity to thoroughly test each recruit to get your line up for the Madden 15 season right, without having to wait to play as them when the game releases.
Madden 15 is due to arrive August 26 for all consoles Next Gen and Current Gen. Just don't trust John Madden to predict which rookies will be picked by teams in the draft!
/Kenay Peterson
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