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Post by M3 Commish on Apr 25, 2012 14:14:28 GMT -8
 Fresh off a mega contract, Calvin "Megatron" Johnson has landed the coveted cover of "Madden '13." The Detroit Lions wideout beat out second-year Panthers quarterback Cam Newton for the honor. The vote was announced Wednesday afternoon on "SportsNation" on ESPN2. Although hugely popular, the video game carries the stigma of a "Madden Curse." Running back Peyton Hillis, then a member of the Cleveland Browns, won the fan vote last year, but was plagued by injuries and controversy in a hectic 2011 season. Hillis said before winning the "Madden 12" cover that he wasn't afraid of the curse, but after rushing for just 587 yards last season, Hillis said in December that he now believes in the cover jinx. Johnson is coming off a spectacular season in which he caught 96 passes for a league-best 1,681 yards and 16 touchdowns. He became the third player in NFL history with at least 95 receptions, 1,600 yards and 15 touchdowns in a season, joining Jerry Rice and Randy Moss. The Lions, who made the playoffs last season for the first time in a dozen years in 2011, rewarded the former No. 2 overall picks with an eight-year deal worth up to $132 million dollars in March. Newton set the NFL on fire in his rookie season despite taking a crash course in mastering an NFL offense after a lockout wiped out most of the offseason. After being taken with the No. 1 overall pick in last April's draft, the quarterback that led Auburn to its first ever national title revitalized the Panthers, setting an NFL record for rushing touchdowns in a season by a quarterback (14) and becoming the first player in league history to throw for 4,000 yards and rush for 500 in the same year. The former Heisman Trophy winner was then named the AP NFL Offensive Rookie of the Year award following the season. source
Personally, I voted for my boy Pat Willis .. but, if it wasn't him, then Calvin's a good pick. Seeing Cam come in as a rook then straight to the cover .. just didn't seem right, even WITH, his solid year last year. Gotta work longer than a year in the NFL young grasshopper.  |
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