which players will affect first if there is madden cover curse this season?
EA continues reinventing the Madden cover. This year’s cover features not one, but two players, in a stylized cover that’s reminiscent of Street Fighter IV. The Cardinals’ wide receiver, Larry Fitzgerald, and the Steelers’ safety, Troy Polamalu, will share the spotlight on EA Sports’ annual NFL game when it goes on sale on August 14th. Source: http://www.joystiq.com/2009/04/24/madden-10-cover-to-curse-two-athletes-larry-fitzgerald-and-troy/ Madden Curse Prior to 1999, every annual installment of the Madden NFL series primarily featured John Madden on its cover. In 1999, Electronic Arts selected Garrison Hearst to appear on the cover, and has since featured one of the league’s top players on every annual installment. Since then, certain players have experienced a decline in performance, usually due to an injury. For example, quarterback Michael Vick appeared on
