EA Sports has created something completely new that had never been done on two console generations. It's been 10 years since Hillis appeared on the cover the Madden NFL series' annual entry, and it's been more than a decade since the game featured a dual-athlete cover.
Madden hasn't seen two athletes split the precious real estate that forms the front of the game since Madden NFL 10 which was the year when Cardinals receiver Larry Fitzgerald and Steelers safety Troy Polumalu appeared on the front, posing as if they were about to hit each other. The choice was a perfect fitting for the sport this year, which was designed around a revolutionary system that allowed players fight for a loose ball and to fight for extra yards which is the amount of inches we speak of that so often decide the outcome of a game.