Madden NFL 15 Box Art Emerges -- What Is Richard Sherman Doing?

Ahead of the game's release in August, retailers like Amazon and GameStop have posted the box art for Madden NFL 15. It shows controversial cover star Richard Sherman, a cornerback for the Seattle Seahawks, striking a strange pose that we can't quite get our head around.

[xHeavYx]

I love my Seahawks, but damn that's an ugly cover.
This fan made one is a lot better http://standingosports.com/...

[Brim]

Agreed... plus i thought i read somewhere that he wanted the cover to feature the LOB ... guess not ..

[badboyz09]

Stop like a Crossing Guard. Telling us to stay away from Madden.

[Brim]

im unsure to why i am getting disagrees for something i seen somewhere but ok ...

[Kevin26385]

He did, but that means EA would have to pay 3 additional cover athletes.

[Brim]

@Kevin

Better that then this terrible cover ...

[Cherchez La Ghost]

I would have him jumping in the air for a pick. Or a one-handed catch would have been nice also.

[InTheZoneAC]

or the shot of him breaking up the endzone pass on a potential game winner in SB 49...

everything about the cover is ugly. His picture almost looks fake, the font looks dumb, the background is blurry, the stupid EA logo is right in your face...

[wsoutlaw87]

dude that was revis and they were up by 20

[InTheZoneAC]

what?

[wsoutlaw87]

jk, superbowl 49 is next year when the pats win. And sherman never broke up a potential game winner in the superbowl they were up by a ton. NFC championship game is what youre thinking of

[famoussasjohn]

*Facepalm.* Of all the pictures, they go with this? Why did the NFL have to give EA an extension on their license?

[Skate-AK]

I don't think they did. Pretty sure anyone could make a NFL game if they wanted.

[famoussasjohn]

http://www.pastapadre.com/2...

At some point, without making it known publicly, the NFL and Electronic Arts extended the license though it is not clear whether the exclusivity terms remain the same. On a quarterly investor call today COO Peter Moore responded to a question on the status of the license by saying there are “a couple years left” on the deals with the NFL and NFLPA and that they have a “number of games in development with the NFL”. That probably refers to the different versions of Madden on the various consoles and mobile.

[LAWSON72]

They should of made it like Madden 25s on PS4/XBO because this case is just ugly

[adawson]

Just looks like he's about to drop back into coverage. Pretty boring action to place on the cover of the game. Should have been a big hit, interception or pass deflection.

[Kingdomcome247]

It's looks to me as though he's hand checking someone at the line of scrimmage. Most likely bump and run coverage.

[beereal360]

I miss playing football . Bring back 2k football.

[ScareFactor]

lol 2k really?

Why does everyone want 2k? 2k made some of the worst football games ever. They are also ruining Nba 2k, they are the same as Ea same shit every year

[BillytheBarbarian]

Play one entire season of Nfl 2k5. Absorb the season shows and post game shows. Get into it for one season. You'll have a hard time appreciating any madden game since 2004. Madden still is playing catch up to 2k5.

[HappyWithOneBubble]

True that beer. These youngsters were still in their diapers when we where playing the best NFL game ever 2K. Madden is a joke. I hope the Madden curse don't effect Sherman.

[amazinglover]

2K5 is the reason EA signed the third party exclusive deal they where afraid of 2k eating their lunch. Plus the game was like only $25 dollars or maybe $20 (can't remember was forever ago) compared to EA's full $60.

[Kakashi Hatake]

Xbox One is selling way less than PS4, wouldn't it make sense to reveal the PS4 cover? Don't understand the reasoning behind publishers favoring Xbox.

[Minute Man 721]

Holding a WR?

[BillytheBarbarian]

He's about to yell at whoever he's about to choke

[crazychris4124]

Sherman wants you to talk to the hand

[CJDUNCAN]

I like the cover as is.

[Scumdog]

IMO - Madden 08 PS2 version is the closest anyone has come to real football, so many things are missing now, little things, big things, game modes, create-a-everything, i could talk about the almost perfect & deep control of Madden 08 PS2 & what few things it's missin for days.... oh & yes cover is awful, that fan-made pic someone linked is very cool.

[SpinalRemains138]

Press coverage within 5 yds of scrimmage.

Jeez does anyone know football?