Peyton Hillis Wins Madden Cover

UPDATE:
Peyton Hillis wins EA Sports' first ever "Madden NFL 12" fan voting contest.

As the two surprise finalists in the first-ever fan voting contest for EA Sports' "Madden NFL 12," Eagles QB Michael Vick and Browns RB Peyton Hillis will appear on ESPN's "SportsNation" today for the live announcement.

More than 12 million fan votes have been cast to date and the #10 seed Hillis defeated #7 seed Ray Rice of the Baltimore Ravens, #2 seed Matt Ryan of the Atlanta Falcons, #6 seed Jamaal Charles of the Kansas City Chiefs and #1 seed Aaron Rodgers of the Green Bay Packers.

Vick's path to the finals included victories over DeMarcus Ware of the Dallas Cowboys, Andre Johnson of the Houston Texas, Patrick Willis of the San Francisco 49ers and Adrian Peterson of the Minnesota Vikings.

“The idea is to have that sort of ‘American Idol’ moment where the winner is announced on ‘SportsNation’ with the two of them standing there,” said Rob Semsey, EA Sports spokesman.

EA will then stage the cover shoot and will host a long media tour in New York City for the winning athlete.

In response to the controversy surrounding Vick's advancement to the finals, EA Sports Senior Dir of Athlete Relations Sandy Sandoval said: "It's a cultural phenomenon, and everyone wants to give two cents. ... It gives them something to debate about. And we're sensitive to these issues. We're not blind. But at the end of the day, it's a video game, a football game. We're not trying to make any political statements."

Be sure to tune into ESPN2's "SportsNation" at 4 ET today to find out if Vick or Hillis will grace the cover of "Madden NFL 12."