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Does Madden cover curse still exist A look back at 25 years of NFL stars offers a verdict |
il 18/03/2024 @ 09:55
da TomBrady
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If you're a football fan, there's hardly a chance you haven't heard of the "Madden" curse.The apparent and infamous jinx goes like this: The player featured on the cover of EA Sports' annual NFL game is doomed to encounter something bad -- poor luck, a decline in play, or maybe a serious injury. Superstition at its finest. The Buffalo Bills are one team that better hope the curse isn't real as quarterback Josh Allen will be this year.EA itself has publicly denied the existence of the curse, which tells you everything you need to know about its popularity. (The studio reportedly even contemplated.) Others, like cover athletes themselves, have . And yet, whether you genuinely fear your favorite team suffering at the hands of "Madden" or find it all ridiculously silly, the curse has never quite gone away. Or has it?Let's review the fate of all the cover athletes since 1999, using the years from the "Madden" titles (2023's game is "Madden 24"): 2000: John Madden, RB Barry SandersSanders is one of the greatest running backs to play the game, but his abrupt, unexpected and controversial retirement came in July 1999, meaning he never set foot on the field after landing on "Madden." His departure was so shocking that EA used the ' Dorsey Levens for the cover of an alternate and European version of the game.Verdict: Cursed2001: RB Eddie GeorgeGeorge went on to rush for more than 1,500 yards in his cover season, but he also lost a career-high number of fumbles, coughed up the ball in the Titans' season-ending playoff game and never averaged more than 3.4 yards per carry for the rest of his Matt Duchene Jersey career.Verdict:Cursed2002: QB Daunte CulpepperAfter throwing 33 touchdowns and going 11-5 as a first-time starter in 2000, Culpepper took a nosedive during his cover season. Injuries cost him six games, he fumbled 16 times, threw just 14 TDs compared to 13 picks and went 4-7 in his starts. Verdict:Cursed2003: RB Marshall FaulkThe Hall of Famer entered his cover season having logged five straight 1,000-yard seasons and three straight 1,300-yard campaigns. But in 2002, Faulk broke down, mi sing almost a half-dozen starts and never topping 1,000 yards again.Verdict:Cursed2004: QB Michael VickIn the game, Vick was unstoppable thanks to his unmatched speed. On the field, despite exploding onto the scene as a No. 1 pick, a fractured fibula le s than a week after the game's release sidelined him for all but five games. Four years later, he was in jail.Verdict:Cursed2005: LB Ray LewisHis interception total dropped from six to zero in 2004, his cover year, and the Ravens also mi sed the playoffs. But that's nitpicking. He still logged 147 tackles. If we were talking about the next year, there might be a case, as he mi sed 10 games. Verdict:Not cursed2006: QB Donovan McNabbMcNabb hit Andreas Martinsen Jersey his peak in 2004, throwing 31 touchdowns and leading the Eagles to Super Bowl XXXIX. But 2005 was rock bottom. He scuffled with Terrell Owens and mi sed almost half of a 6-10 season. He went on to mi s eight games over the next two years, too.Verdict:Cursed2007: RB Shaun AlexanderLike Faulk, he entered his cover year with five straight 1,000-yard seasons under his belt. And his dominance also came to a halt. In 2006, his rushing total dropped from 1,880 to 896, and two years later, he was out of the NFL, a washout.Verdict:Cursed2008:Titans QB Vince YoungHe was Offensive Rookie of the Year in 2006. For his cover year, though, Young threw just nine touchdowns compared to 17 interceptions, mi sed a game and earned a seat on the bench for 2008, never fully regaining Jeff Fisher's trust. Verdict:Cursed2009:Packers/ QB Brett FavreEA began by making Favre the cover athlete as a tribute to his Packers career, which had just ended. But then Favre Teemu Selanne Jersey forced his way out and into New York. All he did there was throw an NFL-high 22 INTs and hurt his shoulder before moving to Minnesota.Verdict:Cursed2010: WR , Steelers S Troy PolamaluFitz had one of his standard Pro Bowl seasons with more than 1,000 yards, but Polamalu mi sed a career-high 11 games in 2009 thanks to an MCL injury, recording a career-low 20 tackles before sticking to the sidelines.Verdict:Half-cursed2011: QB Throwing 33 TDs and earning another Pro Bowl selection is good stuff, but Brees had what constitutes as an off year the season he graced the cover, throwing a career-high and franchise-record 22 picks. His Saints also lost to the 7-9 Seahawks in the playoffs. Verdict:Cursed2012: RB Peyton HillisA "Madden" cult hero, Hillis grunted his way to 1,000 yards as a surprise lead back in 2010, but during his cover year, he mi sed a half-dozen games with an injury, averaged just 3.6 yar |
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