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Kaepernick's Ink To Be In "Madden" After QB Gets Permission From Tattoo Artists

EA Sports last night released the first official screenshot from the forthcoming “Madden NFL 15,” showing 49ers QB Colin Kaepernick. The photo notably shows Kaepernick’s tattoos, an element that has not been present in “Madden” on any player in the game historically. Company officials said Kaepernick personally secured copyright permissions from the tattoo artists who performed the work on his body, as he wanted his tattoos represented in the game. A broader inclusion of other players’ tattoos is not currently expected. The NFL does not have a contractual prohibition against the inclusion of player tattoos in “Madden,” but the need to gain additional permissions and licenses from the tattoo artists has presented an additional logistical hurdle for EA Sports (Eric Fisher, Staff Writer).

A RIVERA RUNS THROUGH IT: Cam Newton is currently battling Seahawks CB Richard Sherman to win a fan vote that will determine who appears on the cover of this year's "Madden" game, but ESPN.com's David Newton noted the Panthers QB "won't have the help of his head coach." Panthers coach Ron Rivera noted he voted for Sherman, saying with a smile, "I'm trying to avoid the jinx." The winner will be announced tomorrow night on "SportsCenter" (ESPN.com, 6/4).

SBJ Morning Buzzcast: March 25, 2024

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Big Get Jay Wright, March Madness is upon us and ESPN locks up CFP

On this week’s pod, our Big Get is CBS Sports college basketball analyst Jay Wright. The NCAA Championship-winning coach shares his insight with SBJ’s Austin Karp on key hoops issues and why being well dressed is an important part of his success. Also on the show, Poynter Institute senior writer Tom Jones shares who he has up and who is down in sports media. Later, SBJ’s Ben Portnoy talks the latest on ESPN’s CFP extension and who CBS, TNT Sports and ESPN need to make deep runs in the men’s and women's NCAA basketball tournaments.

SBJ I Factor: Nana-Yaw Asamoah

SBJ I Factor features an interview with AMB Sports and Entertainment Chief Commercial Office Nana-Yaw Asamoah. Asamoah, who moved over to AMBSE last year after 14 years at the NFL, talks with SBJ’s Ben Fischer about how his role model parents and older sisters pushed him to shrive, how the power of lifelong learning fuels successful people, and why AMBSE was an opportunity he could not pass up. Asamoah is 2021 SBJ Forty Under 40 honoree. SBJ I Factor is a monthly podcast offering interviews with sports executives who have been recipients of one of the magazine’s awards.

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