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Post by M3 Commish on Apr 25, 2011 12:37:04 GMT -8
 If the vote for the cover athlete of Madden NFL 12 were to end today Browns running back Peyton Hillis would receive the honor. Hillis is winning over Eagles quarterback Michael Vick with the news of that coming from CNBC sports business reporter Darren Rovell. Given the strength of support behind Hillis and the outcomes of each match-up along the way being foretold in the early numbers it would appear likely he will hang on and win this. The official announcement of who will be on the Madden 12 cover is set to be made Wednesday. This would be the ideal outcome for EA Sports. They’ve already gotten a high level of publicity out of the controversy created by including Vick in the tournament and his subsequent run through it. Hillis though makes for a great story to craft a marketing strategy around and is the type of high character guy desired to put front and center. Regardless of who were to win out the tournament has exceeded expectations in their ultimate goal of raising awareness of the upcoming game. |
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Post by rsarge71 on Apr 27, 2011 14:26:27 GMT -8
Peyton Hillis will grace the cover of Madden 2012 after defeating Michael Vick in the last round of a voting tournament. Hillis is a quintessential candidate for the "Madden Curse" because his production almost certainly won't approach his 2010 stats.
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Post by M3 Commish on Apr 27, 2011 16:00:17 GMT -8
 I just saw that he was voted for the cover. Good AND bad for him .. I think the history of gracing the cover speaks for itself. Oh well, at least he had a good season last year. LOL |
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