For the fourth year in a row, fans of the NFL and the popular video game Madden NFL will have a chance to vote for this year’s installment cover athlete. In honor of the 25th anniversary of the game, the tournament consists of an “Old School” and “New School” bracket with the winner of each bracket facing off head-to-head for the honor of the Madden 25 cover athlete.
The Buffalo Bills have two representatives in this year’s bracket, one in the new school, one in old school.
The old school candidate is Jim Kelly who earned a 7th seed in the bracket. He is squaring off in round one against 10th-seeded Denver great Terrell Davis. C.J. Spiller represents the Bills on the new school side. Spiller is a 13th seed and is squaring off 4th-seeded Dallas’ Dex Bryant.
First round voting started today and goes until March 20th. You can follow the link here to vote for the two Bills representatives.
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