EA and ESPN Air 'Madden Nation'

Added 12/07/2005 by Kisan Parikh

EA and ESPN have announced a new series that will take viewers inside the world of Madden NFL 06. The new reality show, Madden Nation, aired for the first time Tuesday, Dec. 6th at 11:00 and 11:30 ET on ESPN 2. The 8 part series will feature the top Madden gamers taking on big-time NFL players in elimination-styled tournaments. Big players like Michael Vick, Shaun Alexander, and Roy Williams will be featured on the tour, and the finale will have one winner claiming the $100,000 prize.

Each of the tournaments will have the gamers taking on 'free agents' that they meet at tour stops in: Los Angeles, San Diego, Phoenix, Albuquerque, Denver, Kansas City, Green Bay, Chicago, Indianapolis, Canton, Baltimore, Washington, Philadelphia, and New York.

View below for the list of gamers and NFL players to be featured.

“Madden Nation will give ESPN viewers the best of both worlds: exciting, top-level competition and some of football’s best known players in the biggest game on the market,” said John Skipper, ESPN executive vice president, content.

“Madden Nation showcases the EA SPORTS lifestyle, giving viewers an inside look into the daily life of the biggest Madden NFL football gamers and NFL players,” said Todd Sitrin, vice president of marketing, EA-Tiburon and EA SPORTS. “ESPN is the perfect outlet to show this unique pairing of the top Madden NFL football players.”

Gamers/Hometowns NFL Sponsors/Teams

Dan “PackWolf” Bertholomey (Portland, Ore.) Ashley Lelie (Denver Broncos)

Justin “Chow” Chow (Great Falls, Va.) Tony Gonzalez (Kansas City Chiefs)

Raymond “Shopmaster” Goode (Waldorf, Md.) Shaun Alexander (Seattle Seahawks)

David “Dred” Grant (St. Petersburg, Fla.) Michael Vick (Atlanta Falcons)

Daniel “Clark Kent” Grundei (Cincinnati) Ben Roethlisberger (Pittsburgh Steelers)

Kyle “The Gift” Hustek (Detroit) Roy Williams (Detroit Lions)

Christopher “Action” Jackson (Atlanta) Byron Leftwich (Jacksonville Jaguars)

Sherman “Sherman Sticky” Jameson (Midland, Texas) Chad Johnson (Cincinnati Bengals)

Rodney “NJMaddenBaller” Lane (Dover, N.J.) Jevon Kearse (Philadelphia Eagles)

Charles “Solution” Smith (San Diego) Donnie Edwards (San Diego Chargers)

Rob “Duka” Taylor (Youngstown, Ohio) Ed Reed (Baltimore Ravens)