Based on the leaked Madden NFL 15 cover at Amazon (now reportedly confirmed by EA SPORTS), it appears that Richard Sherman's lobbying efforts have failed. After winning the M15 cover vote, Sherman petitioned EA SPORTS to add his 'Legion of Boom' teammates - Earl Thomas, Kam Chancellor, and Byron Maxwell - to the cover. However, he stated that "EA has been fighting" him, and it appears the video game publisher won out.
In an interview with Sports Illustrated, the vocal Seattle defensive back also stated his displeasure with how the Madden team determined his rating in 2011 following being selected in the fifth round at pick #154.
Richard Sherman might be on the cover of Madden NFL 15, but that doesn’t mean he still doesn’t have beef with the game’s producers over his 52 overall rating as a rookie.
“I was the worst cornerback in the entire game,” Sherman tells Extra Mustard as we talk video games mere moments after EA Sports announced the Seahawks corner had beaten out Cam Newton in this year’s Madden cover vote. “[EA] made a mistake my rookie year. They were very stupid. I wasn’t just the worst corner on my team, I was the worst corner in all of Madden. There were undrafted guys ranked higher than me. They were very stupid.
“I want to talk to whoever made those ratings. I’ll never forgive him.”
There has been no word on if Sherman has met Madden ratings guru Donny Moore and shared his opinion.
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