Seattle Seahawks star Richard Sherman has been named as the cover athlete for Madden NFL 15.

The cornerback was chosen from a list of 16 potential candidates following four rounds of public voting, which commenced last month.



Sherman edged out Carolina Panthers quarterback Cam Newton in the final round of the vote, chosen by 56% of participating fans.

He becomes only the third defensive player to feature on the packaging of a Madden NFL title, following Ravens linebacker Ray Lewis and Steelers free safety Troy Polamalu.

Sherman is also the second Seattle Seahawks team member to appear as a Madden NFL cover athlete, with running back Shaun Alexander previously selected.

Madden NFL 15 will be released for Xbox 360, PlayStation 3, Xbox One and PlayStation 4 on August 29 in Europe and August 26 in North America.


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Can't believe he won the vote after all the shit he was getting. Solid choice for the cover, though.

never have I hoped so much that the Madden Curse rings true, sorry mexi

if it was a player's vote, peyton manning would have gotten the cover despite the super bowl loss

i'll probably buy this. i have madden 10 and madden 11

I'm getting this, but hopefully my online isn't all fucked up again for this game.