Madden 2010 Cover Athlete May Be Determined Via Auction

by pastapadre
Posted October 27th, 2008 at 9:53 pm

Earlier today Peter Moore stated to Bloomberg that the cover of next year’s Madden may go to the highest bidder. The proceeds would then be donated to the United Way Foundation. The decision on whether this will happen has not yet been made but the possibility is being discussed.

There’s no question that many players would pay for the opportunity to be on the cover. Up until now the athlete has been determined by previous season performance, or in the case of Brett Favre the entirety of his career. After that discussions would proceed if the player was interested. The money paid to the athlete has always been relatively minimal, somewhere between $100,000-200,000. While LaDainian Tomlinson has turned down the cover because he wanted to be compensated more, most players jump at the chance without much regard to pay and consider it an honor.

I think this is a pretty cool idea especially with the money going to charity. It would be fun to find out who was bidding and who came out on top. No one is going to make a choice one way or the other on buying Madden based solely on the cover athlete, and EA can still go to some of the top players for marketing the game.

Do you think it would be a good idea to auction off the cover with the proceeds going to United Way? If so who would you hope would make a push to be the highest bidder?

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justin

they got it right already… redskins… portis all day baby
justin

they got it right already… redskins… portis all day baby
slappin u in da neck

i say put peterson on he earned it
slappin u in da neck

i say put peterson on he earned it
devondae

well reggie bush should be on the cover
devondae

well reggie bush should be on the cover
rob

well if you have to pick someone i would pick matt cassel becaus he is steppin in and doin a fantastic job an qb for the new england patriots
honestly,
whoever is on the cover i am not gunna buy this stupid other fuckin game that does hasnt changed a thing about since the big conversn to the superstar mode.
rob

well if you have to pick someone i would pick matt cassel becaus he is steppin in and doin a fantastic job an qb for the new england patriots
honestly,
whoever is on the cover i am not gunna buy this stupid other fuckin game that does hasnt changed a thing about since the big conversn to the superstar mode.
sam

have benjarvous green-ellis, the pats’ undrafted free agrent RB, go on the cover
sam

have benjarvous green-ellis, the pats’ undrafted free agrent RB, go on the cover
http://nick.com/ joe

i think brady quinn should be on the cover.i can just see it.
http://nick.com joe

i think brady quinn should be on the cover.i can just see it.
chas moede

i hope blackmon, aaron rouse or charles woodson because they do a good job.=]
chas moede

i hope blackmon, aaron rouse or charles woodson because they do a good job.=]
Aaron

i think Lt deserves to be on the cover

Aaron

or antonio cromartie

Aaron

i think Lt deserves to be on the cover

Aaron

or antonio cromartie

austin

i hope adrian peterson should be on the cover
austin

i hope adrian peterson should be on the cover
hihi

adrian peterson
hihi

adrian peterson
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I say cromartie needs to be on the cover whith his one handed catch on that one play

charger fans went crazy and sandiego didn't have a chager player on th cover
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I say cromartie needs to be on the cover whith his one handed catch on that one play

charger fans went crazy and sandiego didn't have a chager player on th cover
????

anghtd ther should be new graphics and new buttens for harder hits but still have the hit stick and running back should have a deff buttens too an still be able to use th highlightstick still and if the both do highlight stick at the same time then the will have to pess a butten an the person that presses it the fastest will tackle him or break the the tackle and have speacial butten for spetaculer catch for offence and dfence and they should have a adridaline meter for faster runs or for ultra big hits to but the player out the game or to end his season make the game almost like madden 09 but not to closer to the same lots of people love the reaplays.

SO PLEASE READ THIS IF YOU DISINE THE GAME PLEASE TRY THIS WILL MAKE SUGESTIONS THIS WHIL MAKE YOUR GAME BETTER AND PLEASE LISTION I ALWAYS HAVE ???? four of them SO PLEASE REPLY TO THE EMAIL ADDRESE GIVEN:

mykel.wright@yahoo.com
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anghtd ther should be new graphics and new buttens for harder hits but still have the hit stick and running back should have a deff buttens too an still be able to use th highlightstick still and if the both do highlight stick at the same time then the will have to pess a butten an the person that presses it the fastest will tackle him or break the the tackle and have speacial butten for spetaculer catch for offence and dfence and they should have a adridaline meter for faster runs or for ultra big hits to but the player out the game or to end his season make the game almost like madden 09 but not to closer to the same lots of people love the reaplays.

SO PLEASE READ THIS IF YOU DISINE THE GAME PLEASE TRY THIS WILL MAKE SUGESTIONS THIS WHIL MAKE YOUR GAME BETTER AND PLEASE LISTION I ALWAYS HAVE ???? four of them SO PLEASE REPLY TO THE EMAIL ADDRESE GIVEN:

mykel.wright@yahoo.com
Daunte

Dude, learn to read. The money is going to charity. EA is not a money sucker because of this.
Daunte

Dude, learn to read. The money is going to charity. EA is not a money sucker because of this.
???

who said i wanted the money i want a vary good game maby thay or you guys can send me a copy of the game how i gave you the suggestions.
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who said i wanted the money i want a vary good game maby thay or you guys can send me a copy of the game how i gave you the suggestions.
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sorryfrogot one ?
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sorryfrogot one ?
falconsfreak

michael turner, or fitzgerald, or possibly, ed reed
falconsfreak

michael turner, or fitzgerald, or possibly, ed reed
panthers89

larry fitzgerald all day….myself…hate the cardinals..they beat the panthers. But he had the best year hel ever have. hes not really that cocky but he knows he deserves it. I think hel fork the cash out for it. And if not T.O. ocho cinco of course, hed do anything to get Ocho cinco on a bengals jersey on a cover and EA will be the 1 to do it for him. And you know T.O. would love to be in a bills jersey on the cover to piss the cowboys off. and dont put LT out, maybe close to retiring if this aint his last year and u know hed love 2 be on there, and deserves to b4 he retires
panthers89

larry fitzgerald all day….myself…hate the cardinals..they beat the panthers. But he had the best year hel ever have. hes not really that cocky but he knows he deserves it. I think hel fork the cash out for it. And if not T.O. ocho cinco of course, hed do anything to get Ocho cinco on a bengals jersey on a cover and EA will be the 1 to do it for him. And you know T.O. would love to be in a bills jersey on the cover to piss the cowboys off. and dont put LT out, maybe close to retiring if this aint his last year and u know hed love 2 be on there, and deserves to b4 he retires
Balls to the walls

this sit is gay, why do they waste their time with stupid fucking ideas like tis an actually do somethinglike make the game not have a thousand bugs adn make it lots goodlyer. If they shit in the box it would be an improvement to what they made last year, with all onesty this game is shit but becasue EA bought the damned NFL rights we got to endure this horse shot excuse for a piss poor game that changes the littlest things, repackages it and calls it the best game ov teh year. I aare disgusted by dis!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!(^_^)
Balls to the walls

this sit is gay, why do they waste their time with stupid fucking ideas like tis an actually do somethinglike make the game not have a thousand bugs adn make it lots goodlyer. If they shit in the box it would be an improvement to what they made last year, with all onesty this game is shit but becasue EA bought the damned NFL rights we got to endure this horse shot excuse for a piss poor game that changes the littlest things, repackages it and calls it the best game ov teh year. I aare disgusted by dis!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!(^_^)