The Madden 2013 cover vote is going to play out, this year, in a 64-man tournament featuring two players from every team. And as we wait for Tim Tebow to sweep his way to a controversial, pageview-generating victory, it's worth realizing that the St. Louis Rams were not even successful enough, last year, to spin off two players to compete in a pretend tournament. With the NFC West players revealed, we now know that Rams fans will be able to choose between Chris Long and... Brandon Lloyd. Today we are all cursed.
↵Seattle Seahawks fans get to rally around Marshawn Lynch and "Beast Mode," the 49ers will have Patrick Willis and Vernon Davis to choose from; even the Arizona Cardinals get two bona fide stars in Larry Fitzgerald and Patrick Peterson. No word as to where Josh McDaniels will be on the Brandon Lloyd cover.
↵This much is true: When we look back on Sam Bradford's ultra-successful Hall of Fame career, and his five Super Bowl rings, and his unilateral decision to bring back the Rams' much cooler blue-and-yellow jerseys, we'll remember this as the nadir of his career: When he couldn't beat a free agent onto 65th place in the Madden 2013 cover vote.
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