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Warren Sapp at Maddenpalooza 

Published August 8, 2008 

To celebrate the twentieth anniversary of EA SPORTS Madden NFL Football, the most beloved sports video game franchise of all time, former NFL great Warren Sapp will step back onto the playing field to challenge fans in Madden NFL 09 on Xbox 360®.

A s part of the latest Xbox LIVE® online entertainment network Game with Fame session, Warren will be gaming live from Maddenpalooza, the all-day music, sports, and gaming festival at the Rose Bowl in Pasadena.

Take the field against the future Hall-of-Famer.

Additionally, EA SPORTS is providing the Pro vs. G.I. Joe organization the opportunity to have Los Angeles-area troops play Madden NFL 09 with their colleagues stationed in Kuwait via Xbox LIVE. Warren Sapp will also play against the troops overseas as part of his Game with Fame. 

You have the rare opportunity to connect with one of the NFL's all-time greatest players during one of the biggest events in sports video game history. For a chance to face off against Warren, send a friend request to the gamertag, SappGWF, by 5:30 P.M. ET (2:30 P.M. PT) on Monday, August 11. 

Warren Sapp
Warren Sapp is a retired football player who played defensive tackle in the National Football League for thirteen seasons, playing for the Tampa Bay Buccaneers and the Oakland Raiders. He played college football for the University of Miami Hurricanes. He was then drafted by the Buccaneers in the 1995 NFL Draft as the twelfth overall pick. His 96.5 career sacks are the second-highest career total sacks for a defensive tackle, and his 77 sacks with the Buccaneers rank him second in the team's history.

Maddenpalooza
To commemorate the twentieth anniversary of the award-winning Madden NFL franchise and the release of Madden NFL 09 on Xbox 360, the Rose Bowl in Pasadena, CA will play host to "Maddenpalooza," where music, sports and gaming collide to create an interactive fan festival for consumers. EA SPORTS has partnered with Xbox 360 and Wal-Mart for this exclusive event complete with NFL greats Deion Sanders, Eric Dickerson, Ronnie Lott, Marcus Allen, Warren Moon, Marshall Faulk, Tim Brown, Andre Reed, Roger Craig, Rod Woodson, Warren Sapp, and other former stars, plus musical performances by Good Charlotte, Busta Rhymes, and more.