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8 Players Advance in Madden NFL 13 Cover Vote Competition
April 4, in the year of our Lord 2012 – Fans
have come out in force to support their favorite Madden NFL 13
cover athlete candidates, casting 16 million votes to date. This
year’s vote tally has already eclipsed last year’s 13 million
votes, with three rounds still to go. Voting continues at
www.ESPN.com/MaddenVote through April 25 when the next
Madden NFL 13 cover athlete will be announced on ESPN’s
SportsNation at 5 p.m. ET.
ROUND 3 BREAKDOWN OF MADDEN NFL 13 COVER VOTE CAMPAIGN
§ Cam Newton vs. Larry Fitzgerald
§ Patrick Willis vs. Victor Cruz
§ Aaron Rodgers vs. Ray Rice
§ Calvin Johnson vs. Rob Gronkowski
Second round voting highlights include:
§ Upset of the Week
§ No. 6 seed Calvin Johnson (WR, Detroit Lions) over No. 3 seed
Arian Foster (RB, Houston Texans)
§ Largest Voting Differential
§ No. 1 seed Cam Newton (QB, Carolina Panthers) over No. 8 seed
Antonio Gates (WR, San Diego Chargers)
§ No. 2 seed Rob Gronkowski (TE, New England Patriots) over No.
7 seed Jared Allen (DE, Minnesota Vikings)
§ Closest Matchups
§ No. 5 seed Ray Rice (RB, Baltimore Ravens) over No. 4 seed
Drew Brees (QB, New Orleans Saints)
§ No. 4 seed Larry Fitzgerald over No. 5 seed LeSean McCoy
Round 3 voting is now open and fans can make their selections
exclusively at
www.ESPN.com/MaddenVote to determine which of the eight NFL
players advance to the next round of the Madden NFL 13 cover
athlete voting campaign. Every Wednesday throughout the
campaign, fans can tune in to SportsNation at 5 p.m. ET for
analysis and commentary on the competition.
Fans can visit the Madden NFL Facebook page (www.facebook.com/EASPORTSMaddenNFL)
or SportsNation page (www.facebook.com/SportsNation)
to join discussions surrounding the Cover Vote. Fans are also
encouraged to tweet their Cover Vote picks using the hashtag
#MyMaddenCoverVote on Twitter.