Barry Sanders wins Madden 25 Cover Vote

Hall of Fame Detroit Lions running back Barry Sanders defeated Minnesota Vikings running back Adrian Peterson in the Madden 25 cover vote Wednesday night.  Over 700,000 people voted in the final round and Sanders took 58% of the vote.  Adrian Peterson was a very gracious loser:

And Barry Sanders took to Twitter to say a few words:

EA Sports also unveiled their first teaser video of the new Madden 25 game and based on the video, someone at EA Sports must not like the Green Bay Packers. 

This is the first time in Madden history that a team has had back-to-back covers, so at least the Detroit Lions can win at something.

The state of Michigan meanwhile has a monopoly on EA Sports games this year, with former Michigan quarterback Denard Robinson gracing the cover of NCAA Football 14.