Being that the owners of Five Four are USC grads, the brand has always effectively married the worlds of fashion and sports. Their latest attempt is without a doubt the best of the bunch. “The Graduating Class” chronicles the lives of 12 players entering into the 2011 NFL Draft through fashion, art and photography. For the first volume the project followed top prospects: Von Miller (Texas A&M), Jake Locker (Washington), Jordan Todman (Uconn) , Stephen Paea (Oregon State), Austin Pettis (Boise State), Shane Vereen (Cal), Ryan Kerrigan (Purdue), Kyle Rudolph (Notre Dame), Nate Solder (Colorado), Kai Forbath (UCLA), Casey Matthews (Oregon), and Scotty Mcknight (Colorado).

The photography in the 122-page book accurately captures that once in a lifetime period between college and the real world. Rarely do we ever get to see players in a fun light off the field–Five Four did a great job of making that happen.

Check the  eBook for free on iPhone, iPad, Kindle, Issuu and Adobe Acrobat. Hard copy can be purchased here.

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As we reported earlier this week, Akomplice, Wish and Falcons FS Thomas DeCoud are having a release party Thursday in the ATL for special collaboration pack. Earlier today the good people at AK gave us the green light to share all of the info about the collaboration.

Limited to 28 (DeCoud’s jersey number) pieces that will only be available at Wish, this exclusive Thomas DeCoud X Akomplice X Wish collaboration package ($35 retail) includes an exclusive t-shirt that is accompanied with one ticket to a Falcon’s home game in the players friend and family seating.

This is a good look on a lot of fronts. DeCoud is a big fashion guy and Akomplice is one of his favorite brands so he’s passionate about the project. For consumers it’s also a win because instead of buying hype, you are buying a quality t-shirt and you get a ticket to an upcoming Falcons home game. Can’t be mad at that.

Hit the jump for more images and info.

The release will be held on 10/7/10 at 7PM at Wish retail store (447 Moreland ave, Atlanta, GA 30307).

If you’ve followed us for any amount of time then you know that Akomplice is one of our favorite brands. They are known for unique collabos and the latest one is no different. This Thursday in ATL , Akomplice and Falcons Free Safety Thomas DeCoud will be releasing a very limited t-shirt along with local retailer Wish. The shirt celebrates the Falcons team and comes with a nice surprise. More details to come as we are free to share, until then peep the above flyer.

Though not officially endorsed by King Goodell’s league Two in the Shirt’s new Sunday Wifey t-shirt is the perfect apparrel to watch the game in. Raiders, Steelers, 49ers, Cowboys and Bears colorways are all represented. The tees are available for ladies ($27.99) and men ($31.99) here.

Hella Tight recently dropped the 2nd colorway of the controversial yet very popular “Rednecks” snap-back hat.

A play on the Washington Redskins racist logo/name, the “Rednecks” hat’s crown is a lightweight cotton. The front logo is a mix of raised and flat embroidery. The hat features a burgundy satin undervisor, black satin taping and a burgundy satin highlight on the rear inner strip.

It’s available today at hellatight.com and in-store at True in San Francisco.

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The NFL is in the air. We are a couple weeks away from preseason football and what better way to get ready than a game of Madden?

The demo for Madden NFL 11 is available starting today.

Full details

* Release date: July 27th on both Xbox LIVE and PSN

* Teams: Colts vs. Jets

* Stadium: Jets Stadium, East Rutherford NJ – 1:00pm, clear

* Full 5 minute quarters

* All 4 skill levels selectable – Rookie, Pro, All-Pro, All-Madden

* The option to build both an offensive and defensive gameplans

o Unlock “Master Strategist” achievement/trophy in the retail game

* GameFlow or Conventional play call selectable

* CoachSpeak audio and text overlays

* Coaching Tips

* Audio presentation:

o Play-by-play (Gus Johnson), commentary (Cris Collinsworth)

o Stadium music

o Team specific chants – J-E-T-S, Jets! Jets! Jets!

* Share with friends and earn an exclusive Madden Ultimate Team card that is redeemed with full version.

Madden NFL 11 will be in stores on August 10th.

Today EA released the AFC North and South ratings for the Madden NFL ‘11. Check out the ratings and sizzle videos for each conference below.

AFC North Team Ratings

* Baltimore Ravens – 90 (3rd overall)

* Cincinnati Bengals – 86 (T-8th overall)

* Pittsburgh Steelers – 84 (11th overall)

* Cleveland Browns – 70 (28th overall)

Hit the jump for AFC South ratings and video

AFC South Team Ratings

• Indianapolis Colts – 91 (2nd overall)

* Houston Texans – 78 (18th overall)

* Tennessee Titans – 77 (T-20th overall)

* Jacksonville Jaguars – 74 (25th overall)

Up next week: NFC East and NFC West

Today EA released the team rankings for the AFC East and West divisions. There are a few questionable ratings in our opinion but what would Madden be without controversy. Let the debates begin.

AFC North and South ratings will be released next week.

AFC East Team Ratings

New York Jets – 89 (4th overall)

New England Patriots – 86 (8th overall)

Miami Dolphins – 79 (17th overall)

Buffalo Bills – 67 (31st overall)

AFC West Team Ratings

San Diego Chargers – 85 (10th overall)

Denver Broncos – 78 (19th overall)

Oakland Raiders – 71 (17th overall)

Kansas City Chiefs – 71 (27th overall)

Gus Johnson is no doubt one of the best play-by-play people in the business and he will now bring his unique flavor to the Madden NFL franchise.

Gus is well known for his calls during NFL, NCAA college basketball, MMA broadcasts and most importantly sonning Spike Lee. He now joins the infamous Cris Collinsworth to form the freshest two man booth in quite some time.

New Orleans Saints Super Bowl winning QB Drew Brees has been selected as the cover athlete for Madden NFL ‘11. Brees beat out Minnesota Vikings defensive end Jared Allen and Indianapolis Colts wide receiver Reggie Wayne in fan voting (yeah right).

“The Madden NFL franchise holds a special place in popular culture and the cover is a coveted position for players all over the league,” said New Orleans Saints quarterback Drew Brees. “I’m honored to be the first cover athlete chosen by Madden NFL fans and it’s a great way to cap off an amazing year for the Saints and the city of New Orleans.”

Brees says that he’s not worried about  the Madden Curse and for Saints fan’s sakes they better hope he doesn’t fall in line with previous cover athletes.

Fans will also have the opportunity to decide on other Madden features as well. From now until April 26, fans can vote on three match-ups through the Madden NFL website and determine which teams would be featured in the Madden NFL 11 game demo: a Super Bowl rematch, or a replay of one of the Conference Championship games.

Also during the 2010 NFL Draft, fans will have the opportunity to influence rookie player ratings in Madden NFL 11 via online votes on the Madden NFL website.

Hit the jump for news on more Madden ‘11 features.

• Simpler: Call plays like an NFL coach with ease using an all-new play-calling system, GameFlow, which executes an authentic, situational game plan for you.

• Quicker: The new play-calling system will enable players to spend more time on the field and less in the playbook – completing games in half of the time.

• Deeper: Madden NFL 11 is feature-rich, with improved animations and control options, enhanced online functionality, and new broadcast and audio presentation that delivers the NFL experience fans have come to expect.

Madden NFL ‘11 hits stores on August 10th.