Madden NFL 09 cover will be...oh, you won't believe it

well this is the end of the curse, at least for a year.

 

Unless he gets in a tractor accident or something...

 

It's a classy choice at least. I still hoping it would be Tom Brady.

 

OMG....why does everyone have such a hard-on over this guy?

 

He's the Viagra of QBs

 

What's scary weird about that is his brother in law passed away several years ago in a similar accident.

 

...because it's not Eli Manning.

 

J.P. Losman was on the voting committee.

 

With Maddens love for Favre, I'm surprised this didnt happen every year.

 

I'm surprised he didn't vote for himself.

Every year they try to label the game with some sort of slogan, something like: Run to Daylight...or something like that.

Losman's could've been: Be a Bust, or Ride the Pine.

 

Hahaha, I was thinking the same thing. I almost expected them to change the name a few years back to MaddenLuvsFavre Football 2004.

 

appears to be good choice

 

Favre to be on cover of next Madden Game

Not sure if this is NFL news or video game, but people seem to enjoy talking about this stuff, so I thought I'd post it here. From Gamespot.com

Favre confirmed for Madden NFL 09 cover
EXCLUSIVE: EA Sports confirms the recently retired Green Bay Packers QB will be the cover athlete of its football franchise's 20th installment; first trailer inside.
By Tor Thorsen, GameSpot
Posted Apr 25, 2008 5:04 am GMT
During his 16 years with the Green Bay Packers, quarterback Brett Favre won numerous accolades and awards. His lengthy resume boasts one super bowl championship, two Super Bowl appearances, and nine Pro Bowls. He was named MVP by the Associated Press for three years, was a seven-time All-Pro selection, and was named the 2007 Sports Illustrated Sportsman of the Year.



Brett Favre: So agile he even evaded the "Madden Curse."
Favre also holds a series of NFL records, including: most consecutive starts by an NFL quarterback (253), most career passing touchdowns (442), most career passing yards: (61,655), most career pass attempts (8,758), and most career games with at least three touchdowns (63). As many citizens of his adopted home state of Wisconsin painfully know, he also has the dubious distinction of having thrown the most interceptions in NFL history--a whopping 288.

Although Favre retired last month, he will receive one more football-related honor. This evening, Electronic Arts confirmed rumors that Favre will indeed be the cover athlete for Madden NFL 09, the twentieth installment in its best-selling football franchise. Unlike NCAA Football 09, which has differing cover athletes for different platforms, Favre's grizzled countenance will appear on the DS, Wii, Xbox 360, PlayStation 3, PlayStation 2, and PlayStation Portable versions of the game. (As previously reported, EA Sports elected to discontinue the Madden series on the PC.)

 

No hes not. I heard its gonna Adrian Peterson.

 

your wrong.

http://awfulannouncing.blogspot.com/2008/04/your-cover-athlete-for-madden-2009-is.html

 

lundberg from the max kellerman show just said the exact same thing.
no credit for MrElectric

 

http://www.easports.com/madden09/fullsite/news.jsp?itemID=mpr224

REDWOOD CITY, Calif., - April 25, 2008 - Electronic Arts Inc., (NASDAQ: ERTS) announced today that former Green Bay Packers quarterback Brett Favre will be featured as the cover athlete of Madden NFL 09, coming to stores across North America on August 12 from EA SPORTS. Madden NFL 09 marks the 20th anniversary of one of the best-selling and most critically-acclaimed videogame franchises of all time, and the game will feature adaptable gameplay tailored to every type of gamer, online enhancements and a broadcast style presentation delivering an authentic NFL experience.

"Madden NFL Football and Brett Favre are sports icons who have set the standard and revolutionalized their positions within their respective genres," said Madden NFL Executive Producer Dale Jackson. "Brett Favre is a perfect fit for the Madden NFL 09 cover, as he epitomizes everything the franchise has stood for the past 20 years - longevity, excellence, and a love of football."

For passionate Madden NFL fans, this year's iteration will take authenticity and depth of gameplay to an entirely new level with more than 85 new features and enhancements, including the all-new Virtual Trainer tutorial mode. Utilizing a holographic environment, this mode teaches gamers simple concepts about playing football and how to use the controls in quick, fun and stylized drills. In Madden NFL 09, the game engine is continually assessing the player?s performance and will adapt a custom experience to every type of gamer, from newcomer to the veteran Madden NFL player.

Madden NFL 09 will also feature a network-inspired broadcast presentation. Players will benefit from the authentic football knowledge of an in-booth play-by-play and color commentary team featuring Cris Collinsworth and Tom Hammond. In addition, numerous graphical enhancements have been made, including realistic weather and grass, sleeker player models and exterior stadium views.

Madden NFL 09 gives gamers the ability to create online leagues. Avid Madden NFL fans can now take their rivalries online and compete in leagues with up to 32 teams. Online league play will feature in-depth stat tracking, player trades and a flexible scheduling option.

Favre's legacy is cemented as one of the most beloved players of his generation and one of the most admired NFL players to ever grace the cover of Madden NFL. The future Hall of Famer is the league?s only three-time Most Valuable Player and he holds the NFL record for most consecutive starts for quarterbacks. He completed his 17-year career as the NFL's all-time leader in touchdowns, completions, attempts, yards, and wins.

 

ha Ha, I was about to give credit to Mr Electric there, thought it was strange, Mr Electric doing comedy :wink: