Will Cards WR Larry Fitzgerald be next? He’s on the cover too!
Be on the cover and you must face the flames of the Madden curse, NFL players! (Photo: giantbomb.com)
Ever since the concept of the “Madden curse” began to circulate among sports and video game fans, I always assumed that it was a tongue-in-cheek kind of thing. A football player’s appearance on the cover of the Madden NFL video game couldn’t have any connection to how well they or their team performed, or whether they suffered a serious injury. I’m also not the kind of person who believes in the magical nature of curses. They are largely psychological, and in the case of curses closely tied to religious ritual (such as in Haitian voodoo), aided by mind and physiology-altering substances.
John Madden simply couldn’t be that powerful, could he? Does he have dark powers that were never showcased on the sidelines with the Raiders, in the booth with Pat Summerall or in countless commercial endorsements? Commenter J-roc has this to say on the blog Pulled My Groin:
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Wow. I always wondered why Madden had a “Prince of Darkness” tattoo. Maybe he's the one causing the flames on that guy’s foot in the (fast-actin’) Tinactin commercials? … click here to read the rest of the article titled “Troy Polamalu | The Madden Curse Strikes Again, Non-Believers!“
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