Poor Peyton Hillis. And after such a good season. The fans voted the Cleveland Browns running back onto the cover of Madden 2012, obviously hoping he suffers a season-ending injury in training camp. True, last year Drew Brees didn’t have a terrible season, it just wasn’t as rewarding as his Super Bowl victory the year [...]
Posts Tagged ‘Madden Curse’
RIP Polamalu/Fitzgerald
The fans of 30 teams in the NFL have just breathed a sigh of relief. EA Sports has revealed the cover athletes for Madden 10, and as you can see, we’re going to get two horrific injuries/derailed careers this year instead of just one! Troy Polamalu of the Pittsburgh Steelers and Larry Fitzgerald of the [...]
Morning hits: Madden curse, pink bats
MLB’s pink bats coming back. Forget a Super Bowl matchup: Cardinals and Steelers latest victims of Madden curse. Don Banks‘ latest NFL mock draft. Todd McShay’s latest (even though he generally doesn’t know what he’s talking about). Did you bet on Toledo basketball or football from 2003-2006? You may have gotten scammed. Is a London-based [...]
Who will the Madden Curse strike in 2009?
Since 2000, many of the NFL players selected on the cover of the latest version of the Madden video game have suffered cruel fates like injury, retirement or subpar seasons (List here). So I wonder if the nine finalists for this year’s game cover have renewed their life insurance policies: Steelers S Troy Polamalu, Colts [...]