Speak Out: Should A.J. Green be on the Cover of Madden NFL 25?

Lowcountry great A.J. Green is the running for a pretty cool honor — gracing the cover of the next Madden NFL video game.

ESPN is holding a contest to determine which player will be on the cover of the latest entry in the long-running video game franchise, and Summerville Green Wave alum Green, who now plays for the Cincinnati Bengals, is among the candidates.

Round 1 of the selection process will be over on March 20.

In addition to Green, the round one bracket has two other players with South Carolina connections. The Buffalo Bills' C.J. Spiller played for Clemson, and Sterling Sharpe played for USC before playing for the Green Bay Packers.

The round one bracket is a mix of footballs legends like Joe Montana and up-and-comers like Green, who has played in the NFL Pro Bowl twice.

For the younger players, the contest is a chance to be on the cover of the latest in a series that many of them grew up playing.

The game is set to be released on August 27.

To cast an official vote in the contest, go here.

Speak out: Do you think A.J. Green deserves the cover of Madden 2013? If not, which of the other players would you pick? Tell us in the comments!

In addition to Spiller, Green and Sharpe, the other candidates are:

Joe Montana

Jake Delhomme

Curtis Martin

Jerome Betis

Marshall Faulk

Clinton Portis

Dan Marino

Reggie Wayne

Marcus Allen

Tedy Bruschi

Barry Sanders

Ron Rivera

Randall Cunningham

LaDainian Tomlinson

Ray Lewis

Derrick Brooks

Jerry Rice

Fred Taylor

John Randle

Eddie George

Michael Strahan

Kurt Warner

Ozzie Newsome

Tim Brown

Chad Johnson

Troy Aikman

Deuce McAllister

Jim Kelly

Deion Sanders

Terrell Davis

Cortez Kennedy

Colin Kaepernick

Antonio Gates

Matt Forte

Julio Jones

Jimmy Graham

Arian Foster

Danny Amendola

Von Miller

Victor Cruz

Russell Wilson

Justin Blackmon

Trent Richardson

Clay Matthews

Andrew Luck

Jake Locker

Robert Griffin III

Doug Martin

Matthew Stafford

Ray Rice

Luke Kuechly

Dez Bryant

Jamaal Charles

Darrelle Revis

Rob Gronkowski

Antonio Brown

Patrick Peterson

LeSean McCoy

Adrian Peterson

Carson Palmer