The Madden Curse Is Complete.

he came back in the game - it must not have been too serious.

 

And Fitz's MRI came back negative so the Madden Curse is only half successful as of now.

 

What is the threshold for the curse? Like last year with Favre he played like crap late in the season and we didn't know until after that he was injured. With Ray Lewis, he missed a few games.

I want to see a master list of all the curse victims because Wikipedia doesn't have much info. I know McNair and Alexander got hurt in their years...what about Vick in 2004?

 

Vick fractured his fibula

http://www.snopes.com/sports/football/maddencurse.asp

 

yeah lewis had a bad season and missed time. mcnabb, i believe that was the year he missed time with the sports hernia. next up shaun alexander who went from the leading rusher in the league to a middle of the pack back over night and may have gotten hurt. next guy is vince young... this one was pretty well publicized. last year favre gets hurt and ruins our year.

 

its hit everyone except larry fitzgerald, which leads me to belive that if they put two people on the cover, the bigger winner will get hurt. I hate to say this, but Fitz can still have something happen to him. I don't want that to happen though, he's an awesome player and person.

 

Didn't Madden himself feature on the first cover? Nothing happened to him , guess everyone should take the bus

 

here are some stats i found on bleacherreport.com
"2001: Eddie George, Tennessee Titans
Accomplishments before Madden Cover: 1995 Heisman, 1996 Rookie of the Year, Led Titans to an appearance in Super Bowl XXXIV.
2001 Stats: 315 attempts, 939 rushing yards, 5 TDs (All were career lows while with the Titan franchise)
2002: Daunte Culpepper, Minnesota Vikings
Accomplishments before Madden Cover: 1998 Sammy Baugh Trophy (Nation's Top QB), Led Vikings to 2000 NFC Championship Game
2002 Stats: 3,853 Passing Yards, 18 TD, 23 INT, 75.5 Passer Rating, 21 fumbles. Vikings were 6-10 under Culpepper.
2003: Marshall Faulk, St. Louis Rams
Accomplishments before Madden Cover: 1994 Rookie of the Year, three-time Offensive Player of the Year, 2000 MVP, Super Bowl XXXIV Champion
2003 Stats: 209 Attempts, 818 Rushing Yards, 3.9 YPC, 10 TD. He saw his production drop every year until his retirement in 2006.
2004 Michael Vick, Atlanta Falcons
Accomplishments before Madden Cover: No. 1 Overall Pick in 2001 NFL Draft, 2 Pro Bowls.
2004 Stats: Vick broke his right fibula in pre-season, and didn't play until Week 11. In 5 games, Vick had a complete 50% of his passes, with 585 passing yards, 4 TDs, and 3 INTs.
2005 Ray Lewis, Baltimore Ravens
Accomplishments before Madden Cover: Two-time Defensive Player of the Year, six-time All-Pro, Super Bowl XXXV MVP, Only Defensive Player to be on Madden Cover. Member of the 20 INT/20 Sack Club
2005 Stats: Lewis was confined to six games due to injury. He tallied 46 tackles, one sack, and one interception. 2005 is the only season Lewis didn't make the Pro Bowl in his career.
2006 Donovan McNabb, Philadelphia Eagles
Accomplishments before Madden Cover: No. 2 Pick in 1999 Draft, five-time Pro Bowler, 2000 MVP Runner-Up (behind Faulk), holds every quarterback record at Syracuse University, 2004 NFC Offensive Player of the Year, Lead Eagles to appearance Super Bowl XXXIX.
2006 Stats: McNabb tore his ACL in Week 11, and has been relatively injury prone since. In 2006, McNabb played in 10 games, completing 180 of 316 passes for 2,646 yards, 18 TDs, and 6 INTs.
2007 Shaun Alexander, Seattle Seahawks
Accomplishments before Madden Cover: Three-time Pro Bowler, 2005 NFL MVP, scored a then-record 28 TDs in 2005, graced the cover of NCAA Football 2001. (The only player to be on NCAA and Madden Covers)
2007 Stats: After signing a eight-year contract with the 'Hawks, Alexander fractured his toe, and had an injury plagued year, with only 896 yards and seven touchdowns in 10 games.
2008 Vince Young, Tennessee Titans
Accomplishments before Madden Cover: Led Texas Longhorns to 2006 BCS Championship, 2006 Offensive Rookie of the Year.
2008 Stats: Began season suspended for undisclosed reasons. Threw only 9 TDs and 17 interceptions.
2009 Brett Favre, Green Bay Packers/New York Jets
Accomplishments before Madden Cover: 3x MVP (95-97), led Packers to 7 consecutive division titles, and Super Bowl XXXI title. Holds records for most TD passes (442), passing yards (61,655), completions (5,377), attempts (8,758) consecutive starts (275), and most career victories for a QB (160)."
and we all know how that story went no need for stats