NFL Football officially gets underway tonight, as the Hall of Fame game between the Cincinnati Bengals (featuring Twitter legends Terrell Owens and Chad Ochocinco) and the Dallas Cowboys (Owens’) former team kicks off. While only the beginning of the preseason, football fans are excited for the return of their favorite sport.

Another reason fans might be excited is that Madden 11 is coming to the iPad on Tuesday. The wildly popular franchise will get some new and interesting features that only an iPad-like device could accommodate.

TechCrunch’s Jason Kincaid got a sneak peek at the game, showing off these features, which include touch screen-based, hot route creation:

Last year, Madden was available for the iPhone and iPod Touch. If for nothing else, the larger size of the iPad has got to be a step up.