EA Sports Announces Ray Lewis to be Madden Football 2005 Cover Player

REDWOOD CITY, Calif.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--May 7, 2004--Electronic Arts (Nasdaq:ERTS) announced that Ray Lewis, the All-Pro linebacker from the Baltimore Ravens and the NFL's Defensive Player of the Year, has been selected to be the EA SPORTS(TM) cover athlete and spokesman for Madden NFL 2005. Reflecting the game's focus on defensive innovations this year, Lewis is the perfect representative for the cover of the best-selling football videogame franchise. Last year Madden NFL 2004 sold more than five million copies.