(S4) - PT #3 - Cover Athlete

[cwillis]

[ErMurazor]

Wow Jayce Tuck was selected to be on the cover of a magazine! That shouldn’t be a surprising statement for most people who are familiar with the league. Since declaring for the inaugural league draft Jayce Tuck has made a name for himself in the NSFL that has lived up to the hype. Jayce Tuck has led the league in sacks for three seasons in a row and is the reigning league defensive MVP. Jayce Tuck has been an integral cog in the Arizona Outlaws defense and championship winning machine. So it was not a surprise to many when Jayce received the call that he would be featured on the cover of Madden: NSFL edition.

Jayce received the call and set up a time where he would be flown out to Los Angeles and taken to EA Studios to do some filming. The first part of the process involved taking photographs to get his handsome features accurately depicted in the game and a photo in his uniform for the game’s cover. The remainder of the time was spent in what appeared to be a green room where Jayce showed off a few pass rushing moves against a dummy and of course most importantly, demonstrated many of his wide variety of sack celebrations.

[Battleborn]

Ryan Sierra – OL – Tijuana Luchadores

Cover Athlete

The World’s Strongest man magazine caught wind of an article written about an obscure American Football player who befriended World Strongman royalty Hafnor Bjornsson. The relationship developed into a training partnership where both Sierra and Bjornsson take turns leading the workouts. The two have become great friends as they continue their offseason training sessions alternating between each man’s hometowns in Reno, NV and Reykjavik, Iceland during the summer. During the magazine’s photo shoot, the photographer wanted to get a sense of what their cross-training lives looked like and how it would transfer to the picture. The photographer utilized both their love for lifting weights and playing basketball in the shoot.
What came next could be written into a Hollywood script. A basketball game broke out during the photo shoot. The game included two of the magazine’s editor, the photographer, the event manager and even some of the facility workers. Then the trash talking between Hafnor and Ryan started getting more and more serious, turning this game into a one-on-one skills and slam dunk competition. Excusing himself from the distracted “game”, the photographer managed to get some intense, candid shots or these two super athletes in the heat of competition. The cover for WSM magazine was a successful shoot, not only for them, but also for sister publication, Slam magazine,

[SwagSloth]

As a native of New Orleans area, when he’s not spending his time in Yellowknife, Eric Kennedy is very involved with the city’s community. He’s worked with multiple media groups, such as the Advocate newspaper and Gambit Weekly magazine. Recently, during the previous offseason, he was chosen to be featured on the cover of Gambit and participated in a photo shoot while he was in the area. Gambit Weekly tends to focus on pop culture and local events as well as topics such as art, music, and politics. It isn’t known for featuring sports athletes, but as an active member of Louisiana’s charitable community, they chose to feature Kennedy as recognition for his attempts to raise awareness to issues that matter to the community.

The photoshoot itself took place in New Orleans’ famous Jackson Square, the heart of the French Quarter. With the beautiful architecture of the Saint Louis Cathedral in the background, Kennedy posed for photos early in the day as the camera crew waited to capture the right lighting. Of course, despite not being advertised, the event quickly drew a small crowd for the local celebrity and Kennedy took the time to mingle and get fans as the photographers gauged the right moment to get the lighting just right. It was quite a memorable experience for everyone involved and Kennedy hopes it will be one of many appearances to come in Gambit Weekly.

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[mmfootball]

[JuOSu]

The player that does it all!

For the new issue of the ESPN magazine, Julian O'Sullivan was the cover athlete. ESPN wanted to show an amazing all around talent, showing his different sides and strengths. On the one hand, O'Sullivan was a very good rookie Linebacker, who is having a great start to his sophomore season as well. Besides that, he was hired as the team's co-GM as a rookie, something very rarely seen. And lastly, O'Sullivan has shined with an amazing talent for statistical analysis, something that has helped him to get the role of co-GM in the first place.

The magazine included an interview with O'Sullivan, detailing all the steps he had to take to be selected and what made him stand out. They also asked how he liked the experience and what he feels his future holds. The cover showed him in his football gear, sitting in an office, signing a contract, to show his different sides.

In his tenure as GM, he has already facilitated a trade and looks to achieve more. As a player, he looks to dominate more this season and wants to make sure that the Otters turn their season around and still end up in the play-offs. Let's hope he manages!

[run_CMC]

Dean Jackson was surprised when he got the call. His agent informed him that a group was interested in him starring on the cover of their new game. Yes, him. Dean Jackson, the unproven kicker playing in Tijuana who's still looking for his first field goal -- make OR attempt (as of when I started writing this).
The more he learned about the job opportunity, the more their interest in him made sense. His agent had been contacted by a small game development company established just a year prior by students of Rice University, Dean Jackson’s alma mater. The team was developing a college football game meant to provide an alternative to the titan that is Electronic Arts and their signature game, Madden Football. Low on budget, they figured who better to get than a recent college kicker, who would be paid less than a quarterback or runningback, and who might be willing to give a small discount.
While not as prestigious as if it had been EA who contacted him, Jackson was still eager for the opportunity and happy to have an excuse for a brief trip back to Houston. He’s expected to also spend a short time at Rice training facilities to catch up with his old teammates and coaches.

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[manicmav36]

With the recent closure of the NFL, EA Sports was in a scramble to find a new vehicle for the cash cow, the Madden football franchise. Luckily for them, the NSFL had seen a huge spike in popularity the past few years and seemed like a perfect fit. Because the NSFL is a relatively new league and the payer recognition is quite yet on par with what the NFL use to be, EA Sports approached the Baltimore Hawks about featuring a trio of young offensive stars on the cover. Trey Willie was an established star that made himself famous with his four-touchdown playoff performance, while Avon Blocksdale and Owen Taylor were relatively unknown for their positions. True, they were both named to the Pro Bowl the previous season, but they were both for different positions. Combining one established offensive stud with two stars from different positions making a big change to marquee offensive positions created a lot of excitement in the NSFL, and sports community in general, and EA Sports really hoped to bottle some of that excitement. Not since 2005 had a Baltimore football player (Ray Lewis) graced the cover of Madden Football, but this year, Baltimore gets three. Caw Caw motherfuckers.

[The_Hero]

"No, no way absolutely not." Gregory Fletcher says into the cell phone. Gregory had just received a call from a representative of the Madden DSFL 2018. They called wanting Gregory Fletcher to come in and pose for some pictures for the front cover. "W-what?" The rep was clearly flabbergasted. In all likelihood he had never been turned down. "But... but why?! Why not?!" He said at a lose for words. "Two words man, the curse." Gregory says back to the rep. "Curse? What are you talking about?" The rep says. "Look man every time a player is featured on that damn game he goes to shit!" Gregory says shifting from foot to foot uncomfortably. "Ohhhh that curse...." The rep says "Look look look that's not the case at all! That's a misunderstanding, if you look at the stats that's not true. Sure a few players have seen a slight decrease but overall most actually preform better!" The rep says jubilantly. "Really?" Gregory says doubtfully "I don't know man... I'm pretty superstitious. Hell I wear the same pair of socks every game! I even have a lucky penny in my shoe." Gregory finishes "Really? Huh... well look how about this, you come on down we go over a few stats and maybe take a few pictures?" The rep says. "Well... alright man I can at least come down for a bit.." and that ladies and gentlemen is how Gregory Fletcher became the poster kid for Madden DSFL 2018

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[ralams123]

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