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Voting open now for Madden 16 cover athlete

by: Rob - posted: 5/7/2015 12:43:00 PM
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So the preliminary voting is now open for the Madden NFL 16 cover athlete, and the nominees are:

  • Rob Gronkowski - Tight End - New England Patriots
  • Antonio Brown - Wide Receiver - Pittsburgh Steelers
  • Patrick Peterson - Cornerback - Arizona Cardinals
  • Odell Beckham, Jr. - Wide Receiver - NY Giants

Voting in the first round will be done through the free-to-play mobile app, Madden NFL Mobile, and through Madden Ultimate Team in Madden NFL 15. One free vote is available for each day you log in to these games and extra votes can be won by completing various in-game challenges. The voting runs through Monday, May 11th and will whittle the field to the final two, who will go head-to-head in an open vote on ESPN.com on May 13th with the next cover athlete being announced that eventing at 6pm EST. 

More details are on the Madden website. So you can vote for your favorite now, but let's be honest, that Madden curse is a real thing. So you're probably better off voting for your least favorite. And whatever you do, don't take whoever gets the cover with your #1 overall pick in your fantasy league like I did with Shaun Alexander in 2006...