Madden 15: Richard Sherman wins cover vote over Cam Newton

Tom Gatto

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Madden 15: Richard Sherman wins cover vote over Cam Newton image

Richard Sherman and Cam Newton had fun with the Madden 15 cover unveil Friday night, Newton in particular as he played to the fans surrounding ESPN's outdoor studio in LA.

In the end, though, Sherman got the nod from a plurality of the 9.5 million votes cast.

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Cover corner. Cover guy. Makes sense.

Plus, Newton was a good sport about the whole thing:

Should make the Seahawks-Panthers matchup on Oct. 26 a little more interesting — assuming Sherman has avoided the so-called Madden Jinx at that point.

Tom Gatto

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Tom Gatto joined The Sporting News as a senior editor in 2000 after 12 years at The Herald-News in Passaic, N.J., where he served in a variety of roles including sports editor, and a brief spell at APBNews.com in New York, where he worked as a syndication editor. He is a 1986 graduate of the University of South Carolina.