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Favorites Begin to Emerge in Madden NFL 25 Cover Vote
March 27, in the year of our Lord 2013 – Today
ESPN SportsNation revealed second-round results and third-round
matchups for the Madden NFL 25 Cover Vote. Voting totals are
nearing the 30 million mark as fans come out in droves to
support their favorite Old School and New School players, and a
handful of dominant performers have emerged. Barry Sanders,
Jerry Rice and Adrian Peterson continue to roll through the
competition, with each again carrying over 90 percent of the
vote in their respective matchups.
Other key matchups saw Ray Lewis defeat LaDainian Tomlinson,
Russell Wilson blow by Von Miller and Rob Gronkowski
successfully escaping Revis Island. Also, in a nail-biting
finish, Michael Strahan managed to squeak by Kurt Warner. Round
two saw over 7.8 million votes, and total votes for the campaign
have now reached 29.1 million overall, almost ten million more
than last year’s vote total for the entire campaign.
These most recent results set the stage for some incredible
contests in Round 3, with Joe Montana taking on Dan Marino in a
battle pitting Super Bowl rings against all-time records, while
former Cowboys teammates Troy Aikman and Deion Sanders will
attempt to put the offense vs. defense debate to rest. In the
New School bracket, rookie sensations Andrew Luck and Russell
Wilson will face-off, with the winner taking on either Colin
Kaepernick or Arian Foster in the semi-finals.
Voting for the next round is now open and will continue through
Wednesday, April 3. Fans are invited to cast their votes at
ESPN.com/MaddenVote through their PC or mobile devices. For the
chance to “Maximize” votes, ESPN and Madden NFL 25 have
collaborated with Pepsi MAX to promote Twitter live voting every
Tuesday throughout the Madden Cover Vote campaign, where tweets
with each player’s respective Cover Vote hashtag will count as
two votes. Double votes ends at midnight ET each Tuesday.
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