On April 24th, EA will reveal the cover athlete for Madden NFL 10. Until then, they'll be revealing information on nine candidates for the cover. Thus far, they've unveiled four of the players in the running.

The official Madden website lists Steelers quarterback Ben Roethlisberger, Ravens free safety Ed Reed, Giants running back Brandon Jacobs, and Vikings running back Adrian Peterson as candidates and provides 2008 stats and wallpapers for each. The website also has videos of Madden NFL 10 announcers Cris Collinsworth and Tom Hammond discussing the players' abilities. You can watch them below.

EA will reveal the other five candidates in the coming weeks. I suspect Cardinals wide receiver Larry Fitzgerald will be among that group considering his monstrous performances throughout the playoffs last season. Madden NFL 10 will hit stores for the PS3, PS2, Xbox 360, Wii and PSP on August 14th.