Madden NFL 13 Cover Tournament Advances to Elite Eight

[FroznYogurt]

8 Players Advance in Madden NFL 13 Cover Vote Competition

Fans Cast More Than 16 Million Votes for Favorite Candidates

April 4, 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 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 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.

[TNT713]

Voted!!!

Later

[juggalotusx]

To me its set up for Cam to win it. I think Eli should have been on there or even JPP. Im a niners fan but Bowman had more tackles than willis last year.

[TNT713]

Quote: Originally Posted by juggalotusx

To me its set up for Cam to win it.

I'm voting for Cam all the way up to til he's matched up with Victor Cruz...

As hard as it is to vote against Cam, I don't want him on the cover. If there actually is a Madden curse, I don't want to have my team led by Jimmy Claussen. He's HORRIBLE. LOL

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[DUDERMAN]

Why is Calvin Johnson a 6th seed?

More importantly, why would Victor Cruz get the 2nd seed? Because he dances? whoopty-doo

Well at least most of the repeats are gone, all that's left is fitzgerald. Go Newton/Willis/Johnson!

[goravens2052]

I keep voting for Ray Rice but I think this time I'll vote for Aaron Rodgers lol. Ray Rice has made it far enough for me to be happy as a Ravens fan. I don't want the Madden curse on Ray Rice. I'm surprised Packers fans have voted for Rodgers and got him this far, last year Rodgers lost in the second round I believe.

[DUDERMAN]

Quote: Originally Posted by goravens2052

I keep voting for Ray Rice but I think this time I'll vote for Aaron Rodgers lol. Ray Rice has made it far enough for me to be happy as a Ravens fan. I don't want the Madden curse on Ray Rice. I'm surprised Packers fans have voted for Rodgers and got him this far, last year Rodgers lost in the second round I believe.

Rodgers beat out Suh, Bradford, and Woodhead before being beat by Hillis last year.

[juggalotusx]

I think we all believe in the madden curse so if cruz wins I hope he shatters his ankle salsa dancing.