Peyton Hillis Has Legitimate Chance To Win Madden 2012 Cover

Peyton Hillis has solidified himself as a hero in the eyes of Cleveland Browns fans in just one short season on the shores of Lake Erie. Hillis steamrolled defenders and even found a way to leap over many would-be tacklers on his way to one of the best statistical rushing seasons for any Browns player since reinstatement in 1999. If all of the attention surrounding Hillis’ play on the field wasn’t enough, now he has a great chance to become the next cover man of the infamous Madden football video game.

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This is the first year that EA Sports is allowing NFL fans to vote for their favorite players and have a bracket-like format in order to decide who will be on the cover of one of the best annual sports games in history.

Ray Rice of the Baltimore Ravens will be the player against Hillis in the first round of voting as the format of the tournament seeds players from 1-16 on two sides. Rice and Hillis were both listed at 7 and 10 respectively.

The winner of that matchup will then go on to face the winner between Matt Ryan of the Atlanta Falcons and Jordan Gross of the Carolina Panthers.

The Cleveland Browns have one of the biggest fan bases in the world as the teams’ official fan society, the Browns Backers, have  more chapters internationally than any other professional fan club.

With all of the fan support behind him, Hillis should have a chance to go very deep into the tournament and maybe even become the next cover man of Madden 2012.