Alright, so let me tell you about this little project I got into. It all started with me being a huge fan of the Madden NFL games. You know, those football games that are so much fun? I’ve been playing them for years, and this time I was really curious about the cover of Madden NFL 15.
So, I started digging around. I just had to know who was on the cover. Turns out, it was this awesome cornerback from the Seattle Seahawks, Richard Sherman. Yeah, that guy! He’s really good, and it got me all excited. Apparently, he won a fan vote to be on the cover. How cool is that? They had this whole thing on ESPN where fans got to vote. Sherman beat out Cam Newton, the quarterback for the Carolina Panthers, in the final round. That must have been a tough competition!
- I read that Richard Sherman was named to the cover of Madden NFL 15.
- He won a fan vote against Cam Newton to get on the cover.
- The announcement was made on a special segment on SportsCenter.
Then I got even more into it. I started looking up past covers, and guess what? The very first one had John Madden himself! And it went on like that until 1998 when he shared the cover with Garrison Hearst from the San Francisco 49ers. This was way back when I was just a kid, messing around with my first console. Time flies, huh?
As I kept searching, I found out that Madden NFL 15 was the second one made for the next-gen consoles. It was a big deal because they were focusing a lot on making the defense part of the game more fun. Ten years before that, in Madden NFL 2005, it was Ray Lewis on the cover. That’s a name that brings back memories!
This whole thing got me thinking about how they choose the cover athlete each year. It’s not just random, you know? For Madden NFL 15, they did this fan vote thing, and it was a big deal. It showed how much fans like us can be a part of these games. It’s not just playing; it’s also about who gets to be the face of the game.
More Digging
I found that Madden NFL 15 was released on August 14, 2007, for a bunch of different platforms. We’re talking Xbox 360, Wii, PlayStation 3, and even a Mac version later on. They really went all out with this one. And then there’s Madden NFL 16, which came out on August 25, and it introduced a new mode called “Draft Champions.”
It was really cool to see how the cover stars have changed over the years, from John Madden himself all the way to Richard Sherman. And it wasn’t just about the cover. For Madden NFL 15, they featured the whole Legion of Boom defense on the start menu. That’s pretty awesome if you ask me.
This whole deep dive into the Madden covers was just a fun little adventure for me. It’s amazing how much history and fan involvement there is with these games. And finding out about Richard Sherman being on the cover of Madden NFL 15 made me appreciate the game even more. It’s like each cover tells a story, and it’s fun to uncover them.