Electronic Arts called on a public vote to decided between 32 of the top NFL superstars in a knockout style tournament, to see who would appear on the cover of Madden 13. The winner? Calvin Johnson (a.k.a. Megatron) of the Detroit Lions.

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The other 31 NFL nominees Calvin Johnson beat out for the privilege of appearing on the Madden 13 Cover:
- Arizona Cardinals - Larry Fitzgerald
- Miami Dolphins - Reggie Bush
- Atlanta Falcons - Matt Ryan
- Minnesota Vikings - Jared Allen
- Baltimore Ravens - Ray Rice
- New England Patriots - Rob Gronkowski
- Buffalo Bills - Stevie Johnson
- New England Patriots - Brandon Lloyd
- Carolina Panthers - Cam Newton
- New Orleans Saints - Drew Brees
- Chicago Bears - Matt Forte
- New York Giants - Victor Cruz
- Cincinnati Bengals - A.J. Green
- New York Jets - Darrelle Revis
- Cleveland Browns - Joe Haden
- Oakland Raiders - Sebastian Janikowski
- Dallas Cowboys - DeMarcus Ware
- Philadelphia Eagles - LeSean McCoy
- New York Jets - Tim Tebow
- Pittsburgh Steelers - Troy Polamalu
- San Diego Chargers - Antonio Gates
- Green Bay Packers - Aaron Rodgers
- San Francisco 49ers - Patrick Willis
- Houston Texans - Arian Foster
- Seattle Seahawks - Marshawn Lynch
- Indianapolis Colts - Dwight Freeney
- Tampa Bay Buccaneers - LeGarrette Blount
- Jacksonville Jaguars - Maurice Jones-Drew
- Tennessee Titans - Chris Johnson
- Kansas City Chiefs - Dwayne Bowe
- Washington Redskins - Brian Orakpo
Look out for Madden 13 when it hits our shores later this year.
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