Madden '05: Ray Lewis appeared as the first defensive player to be on the cover. It was Ray Lewis' first season without a pick. Lewis also broke his arm in week 15, but only missed week 17 out of the whole season.
2005 Madden Curse: Not Legit
Madden '06: After getting to the Super Bowl the year before with his 13-3 Eagles, Donovan Mcnabb became the cover athlete for Madden 2006. That season he suffered a sports hernia, but played until after the November 14th game. Mcnabb also lost his primary receiver Terrell Owens.
2006 Madden Curse: Legit
Madden '07: For the 2006-2007 season Shawn Alexander was on the cover of the Madden video game. Alexander was coming off one of his best years with a 1880 yard season while also setting a single season touchdown record.
The year he was on the cover he broke his foot and missed six games. LaDainian Tomlinson went on to break his touchdown record by scoring 31 in 16 games.
2007 Madden Curse: Legit
Madden '08: Tennessee Titans' quarterback Vince Young appeared on the 2008 cover of Madden. Young had a pretty decent year throwing 2,456 yards and also throwing nine touchdowns. He only missed one game from a quad injury.
2008 Madden Curse: Not Legit
So there are all the run-downs of the cover athletes of the Madden video game. After adding them all up the results end in this:
Legit Madden Curse Years: Seven
Not Legit Madden Curse Years: Three
Brett Favre was announced as the cover athlete of Madden 2009. He is the first athlete to be retired and on the cover. Therefore there is no possible way that something bad can happen to him on the field. The Madden curse might be fading away in some people's minds but to me THE MADDEN CURSE IS LEGIT.
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