The Madden Curse
If you take the strange beliefs that we have as gamers, and mix them in with the general superstitious nature of athletes, you get this urban legend, which can’t really be ignored.
Much like the Sports Illustrated curse, people believe that players who show up on the cover of a Madden title, end up with a huge injury, a misfortune or a shitty season. Examples include Garrison Hearst, Rob Gronkowski and Daunte Culpepper, but some other stars have emerged unscathed, namely Tom Brady. Sure, he didn’t win the last Super Bowl, but it wasn’t a huge catastrophe. Over the past 20 years, I’d say the curse has struck 70% of the time, which aren’t bad odds.
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