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Jerry Rice and Cris Carter Face off in Madden NFL 25 Cover Vote
Hall of Fame WRs Vie for Final Spot in Old-School Bracket
March 4, in the year of our Lord 2013 – To get
fans warmed up for the upcoming Madden NFL 25 Cover Vote EA
SPORTS and ESPN today announced a special play-in round to fill
the final slot in the old-school bracket. Hall of Fame wide
receivers Jerry Rice and Cris Carter will do battle this week in
order to determine who will be named as a tournament entrant.
The play-in round will be conducted exclusively on Twitter, and
fans can vote for their favorite by tweeting at SportsNation
(@SportsNation) and using the hashtags #Madden25Rice or
#Madden25Carter. It’ll be up to the fans to decide if @JerryRice
or @criscarter80 has what it takes to enter this elite bracket.
The winner will be announced via Twitter prior to SportsNation’s
Madden NFL 25 Cover Vote kickoff show that airs Monday, Mar. 11
at 4 p.m. ET on ESPN2, at which point the full 64-player bracket
will be revealed and First Round voting will commence on
ESPN.com/MaddenVote.
The two legendary receivers will be competing for an open spot
in the old-school bracket. Due to the infancy of the franchise,
the Houston Texans are represented solely in the new-school
bracket, creating an opportunity for Rice and Carter to enter
the Madden NFL 25 Cover Vote competition.
Embraced by fans and honored by critics for 25 years, Madden NFL
is known as the NFL’s “33rd Franchise” due to its authentic
gameplay, the development team’s unparalleled access to NFL
resources and its prominent place in NFL culture. Since its
beginning as “John Madden Football,” the franchise has sold
through approximately 99 million units and generated more than
$3.7 billion in net revenue.
Madden NFL 25 is developed in Orlando, Florida by EA Tiburon and
will be available for the Xbox 360 video game and entertainment
system and PlayStation 3 computer entertainment system for
$59.99 and can be preordered at GameStop.
All player participation has been facilitated by National
Football League Players Incorporated, the licensing and
marketing subsidiary of the NFL Players Association (NFLPA).