With 64 possible choices.
EA Sports are teaming up with ESPN Sports Nation to bring you the biggest cover vote ever. Madden NFL 13′s cover athlete will be narrowed down from 64 choices over the course of the next few weeks. Starting from today until March 21st fans can begin voting on the round of 64 at the Sports Nation Facebook Page.
This first round of voting is the “play-in” round and will feature two players from each team facing off against each other. The winners of the play-in round will be unveiled with the official seeded, 32-player bracket on March 21 on ESPN’s “Madden Cover Vote Special” from 5-6PM EST.
EA and ESPN encourage fans to vote once per day and call out their votes on Twitter with the hash tag #MyMaddenCoverVote and results will be reported every Wednesday until April 25th on ESPN2′s Sports Nation at 5PM EST. For the cover vote from March 21-April 25, all voting must be cast at ESPN.com/MaddenVote. Check out the full bracket below:
| AFC | |||
| Ravens | Terrell Suggs vs. Ray Rice | Jets | Mark Sanchez vs. Darrelle Revis |
| Steelers | Troy Polamalu vs. Ben Roethlisberger | Bills | Stevie Johnson vs. Ryan Fitzpatrick |
| Browns | Joe Thomas vs. Joe Haden | Dolphins | Reggie Bush vs. Brandon Marshall |
| Bengals | Andy Dalton vs. AJ Green | Patriots | Wes Welker vs. Rob Gronkowski |
| Texans | Arian Foster vs. Andre Johnson | Chargers | Phillip Rivers vs. Antonio Gates |
| Colts | Dwight Freeney vs. Robert Mathis | Broncos | Tim Tebow vs. Von Miller |
| Jaguars | Maurice Jones-Drew vs. Blaine Gabbert | Chiefs | Dwayne Bowe vs. Derrick Johnson |
| Titans | Jake Locker vs. Chris Johnson | Raiders | Sebastian Janikowski vs. Shane Lechler |
| NFC | |||
| Bears | Jay Cutler vs. Matt Forte | Rams | Chris Long vs. Brandon Lloyd |
| Lions | Calvin Johnson vs. Matt Stafford | 49ers | Vernon Davis vs. Patrick Willis |
| Vikings | Percy Harvin vs. Jared Allen | Seahawks | Marshawn Lynch vs. Earl Thomas |
| Packers | Aaron Rodgers vs. Clay Matthews | Cardinals | Larry Fitzgerald vs. Patrick Peterson |
| Falcons | Matt Ryan vs. Julio Jones | Eagles | Michael Vick vs. LeSean McCoy |
| Saints | Drew Brees vs. Jimmy Graham | Giants | Victor Cruz vs. Jason Pierre-Paul |
| Panthers | Cam Newton vs. Steve Smith | Cowboys | Jason Witten vs. DeMarcus Ware |
| Buccaneers | Josh Freeman vs. LeGarrett Blount | Redskins | Brian Orakpo vs. Ryan Kerrigan |
