The Madden Curse

Of all sports curses, none are as feared as the Madden Curse. The Madden Curse is where an NFL player gets on the cover of a Madden NFL video game, and then something bad happens to them.

For instance- Shawn Alexander, an RB for the Seahawks graced the cover, then had repeated injuries and stopped performing well. Brett Favre in 2009 –tore his biceps, killing a then winning season with the Jets. Vince Young, after his appearance, suffered a season ending injury, losing his starting position. Michael Vick was on the cover in 2004 – let’s just not go there.

Troy Polamalu, safety for the Super Bowl winning Steelers, was on this year’s version – and just suffered a knee injury. Some players decline to be on the cover, and would rather give installment loans and not suffer the Madden Curse.